Using the recyclability index of materials as a tool for design for disassembly

Ecological Economics

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 195-200

  Villalba, G ^a   Segarra, M ^a   Chimenos, J M ^a   Espiell, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Disassembly; Recyclability index; Recycling

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 6044243803     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2004.03.026     Document Type: Article

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