Cell phone recycling experiences in the United States and potential recycling options in Brazil

Waste Management

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2278-2291

  Silveira, Geraldo T R ^a   Chang, Shoou Yuh ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PHONE; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY; PUBLIC-PRIVATE; RECYCLED MATERIALS; RECYCLERS; RECYCLING FEE; RECYCLING OPTIONS; RECYCLING PROGRAMS; RECYCLING SYSTEMS; WHOLE SYSTEMS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; MOBILE PHONES; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE SETS; TELEPHONE SYSTEMS;

RECYCLING;

DEVELOPING WORLD; EQUIPMENT; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLLUTION POLICY; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; AWARENESS; BRAZIL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HEALTH HAZARD; LANDFILL; MOBILE PHONE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WASTE MINIMIZATION;

BRAZIL; CELLULAR PHONE; COMMERCE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ELECTRONICS; ENVIRONMENT; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; RECYCLING; REFUSE DISPOSAL; UNITED STATES;

BRAZIL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957753701     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2010.05.011     Document Type: Article

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