Fluorescent lamp recycling initiatives in the United States and a recycling proposal based on extended producer responsibility and product stewardship concepts

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 656-668

  Silveira, Geraldo Tr ^a   Chang, Shoou Yuh ^a  

^a North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorescent lamp; mercury containing lamp; recycling; take back programmes

Indexed keywords

ENERGY SECTOR; ENTIRE SYSTEM; EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY; FOOD CHAIN; MERCURY-CONTAINING LAMP; PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP; PUBLIC-PRIVATE; RECYCLING FEE; RECYCLING OPTIONS; RECYCLING SYSTEMS; TAKE-BACK PROGRAMMES;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENT LAMPS; MANUFACTURE; MERCURY (METAL);

RECYCLING;

MERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLUORESCENCE; FOOD CHAIN; MANUFACTURING; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTANT; RECYCLING; TOXIN; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; UNITED STATES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ELECTRONIC WASTE; HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES; MERCURY; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; RECYCLING; UNITED STATES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79959431736     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X10383744     Document Type: Article

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