Estimating the impact of the " digital switchover" on disposal of WEEE at household waste recycling centres in England

Waste Management

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 743-753

  Ongondo, F O ^a   Williams, I D ^a   Keynes, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT COLLECTION; CURRENT-HANDLING CAPACITIES; ENGLAND; HOUSEHOLD WASTE; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; RECORDING DEVICES; SWITCHOVER; WASTE ELECTRONIC AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENTS; WEEE MANAGEMENT; WORST CASE;

DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; RECYCLING; SURVEYS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EQUIPMENT;

DOMESTIC WASTE; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; RECYCLING; TELEVISION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC WASTE; ELECTRONICS; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECORDING; RECYCLING; SEX DIFFERENCE; TELEVISION; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DATA COLLECTION; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENT; HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES; RECYCLING; TELEVISION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ENGLAND; HAMPSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79951550062     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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