A model for estimation of potential generation of waste electrical and electronic equipment in Brazil

Waste Management

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 335-342

  Araújo, Marcelo Guimarães ^a   Magrini, Alessandra ^a   Mahler, Cláudio Fernando ^a   Bilitewski, Bernd ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brazil; Waste generation; WEEE

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; CONSUMER BEHAVIORS; ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; LATIN AMERICA; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; WASTE GENERATION; WEEE;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EQUIPMENT; ESTIMATION; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); SOLID WASTES;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPING WORLD; ESTIMATION METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOLID WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; AUDIO SYSTEM; BRAZIL; COMPUTER; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FREEZER; MARKETING; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRIGERATOR; RELIABILITY; TELEVISION; WASHING MACHINE; WASTE GENERATION;

BRAZIL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ELECTRONIC WASTE; LATIN AMERICA; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RECYCLING; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

BRAZIL;

EID: 82655162004     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.09.020     Document Type: Article

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