Extended Producer Responsibility in Thailand: Prospects for Policies on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 185-205

  Manomaivibool, Panate ^a   Vassanadumrongdee, Sujitra ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Electronic waste; Industrial ecology; Policy analysis; Product buy back; Recycling

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION PATTERNS; ELECTRONIC WASTE; END USERS; ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRODUCTS; EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY; GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN; NON-OECD COUNTRIES; ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY INSTRUMENTS; PRODUCT BUY-BACK; PRODUCT REDESIGN; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; THAILAND; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECOLOGY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); RECYCLING; SOLID WASTES;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

COMPLIANCE; DEVELOPING WORLD; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; OECD; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLLUTION POLICY; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

THAILAND;

EID: 79953327098     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2011.00330.x     Document Type: Article

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