Review of material recovery from used electric and electronic equipment-alternative options for resource conservation

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 30, Issue 9 SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 3-16

  Friege, Henning ^a  

^a AWISTA Gesellschaft für Abfallwirtschaft und Stadtreinigung   (Germany)

Author keywords

Informal sector; Non ferrous metals; Resource recovery; ROHS directive; Waste collection; Waste from electric and electronic equipment; WEEE directive

Indexed keywords

INFORMAL SECTOR; RESOURCE RECOVERY; ROHS DIRECTIVE; WASTE COLLECTION; WEEE DIRECTIVE;

CONSERVATION; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; NATURAL RESOURCES; RECYCLING; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT;

DATA ACQUISITION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; MENCHETTIITE; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; RECYCLING; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CHEMICAL SAFETY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONICS; ENTROPY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; REVIEW; SOCIAL PROBLEM; WASTE MANAGEMENT; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EUROPEAN UNION; EVALUATION; GERMANY; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY;

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; GERMANY; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84873724133     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X12448521     Document Type: Review

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