Challenges of metal recycling and an international covenant as possible instrument of a globally extended producer responsibility

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 902-910

  Wilts, Hennning ^a   Bringezu, Stefan ^a   Bleischwitz, Raimund ^a   Lucas, Rainer ^a   Wittmer, Dominic ^a  

^a Institute for Ecological Economy Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

covenant; end of life vehicles (ELV); Extended producer responsibility (EPR); platinum group metals (PGM); redistribution; waste electric and electronic equipment (WEEE); waste shipments

Indexed keywords

COVENANT; END-OF-LIFE VEHICLES; EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY; PLATINUM GROUP METALS (PGM); REDISTRIBUTION;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); AUTOMOBILE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; IRIDIUM ALLOYS; METALS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PLATINUM; PRECIOUS METALS; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

RAW MATERIALS;

METAL;

ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; GLOBAL CHANGE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PLATINUM; RECYCLING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EUROPEAN UNION; EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GERMANY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; METAL RECYCLING; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AUTOMOBILES; CELLULAR PHONE; COMPUTERS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; GERMANY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; METALS; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

GERMANY;

EID: 80052712400     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X11415311     Document Type: Article

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