Management of used & end-of-life mobile phones in Korea: A review

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-19

  Jang, Yong Chul ^a   Kim, Mincheol ^b  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Jeju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electronic waste; EPR; Mobile phone; Recycling; Waste electrical and electronic equipment; Waste management

Indexed keywords

COLLECTION SYSTEMS; COLLECTIVE ACTION; CONSUMER SURVEY; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING; END-OF-LIFE; ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND MANAGEMENT; EPR; GENERATION RATE; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS; RECYCLING PROCESS; REGULATORY AUTHORITIES; SITE VISITS; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL; INDUSTRY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MOBILE DEVICES; MOBILE PHONES; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); RECYCLING; SURVEYS; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE SETS; TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; WASTES;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

COLLECTIVE ACTION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LITERATURE REVIEW; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ART; ELECTRONICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; KOREA; MOBILE PHONE; RECYCLING; REVIEW; TELECOMMUNICATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

KOREA;

EID: 77956916078     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2010.07.003     Document Type: Review

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