Waste electric and electronic toys: Management practices and characterisation

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 77, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-12

  Perez Belis V ^a   Bovea, M D ^a   Gomez A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Characterisation; Disassembly; Toy; WEEE

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISATION; DISASSEMBLY; DISASSEMBLY SEQUENCE; ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISATION; REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE; TOY; WEEE;

ABS RESINS; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; REUSABILITY;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

METAL; PLASTIC; POLYMER;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POLYMER; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DOMESTIC WASTE; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL WASTE; ELECTRONIC WASTE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HAZARDOUS WASTE; MATERIALS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RECYCLING; SPAIN; WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

SPAIN;

EID: 84878546662     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2013.05.002     Document Type: Article

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