Mobile phone collection, reuse and recycling in the UK

Waste Management

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1307-1315

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COLLECTION SYSTEMS; DECENTRALISED; EASE OF USE; ELECTRONIC PRODUCT; END-OF-LIFE; INFORMATION FLOWS; LOW QUALITIES; MOBILE PHONE HANDSETS; MOBILE PHONE NETWORKS; PRODUCT FLOW; REUSE AND RECYCLING; SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT; TARGET GROUP; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); MOBILE DEVICES; MOBILE PHONES; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; OBSOLESCENCE; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); POSTAL SERVICES; RATING; RECYCLING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SURVEYS; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE CIRCUITS; TELEPHONE SETS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS;

METAL;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNDING; INFORMATION; LANDFILL; MOBILE PHONE; MONEY; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFIT; RECYCLING; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CELLULAR PHONE; GREAT BRITAIN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MOTIVATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RECYCLING; WASTE PRODUCTS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79954834254     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.01.032     Document Type: Article

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