An innovative container for WEEE collection and transport: Details and effects following the adoption

Waste Management

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2846-2858

  Gamberini, Rita ^a   Gebennini, Elisa ^a   Rimini, Bianca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; EVALUATION FRAMEWORK; LOGISTICS PROCESS; LOGISTICS SYSTEM; RECOVERY PROCESS; SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS; TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL; TREATMENT PLANTS;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); LOGISTICS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); WASTE DISPOSAL;

WASTE TREATMENT;

EQUIPMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INNOVATION; LOGISTICS; OPTIMIZATION; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTAINER; ELECTRONICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HAZARDOUS WASTE; PRODUCT PACKAGING; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TRANSPORTATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 69949179944     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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