Handling e-waste in developed and developing countries: Initiatives, practices, and consequences

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 463-464, Issue , 2013, Pages 1147-1153

  Sthiannopkao, Suthipong ^a   Wong, Ming Hung ^b  

^a Dong A University   (South Korea)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

E waste; E waste recycling; Extended producer responsibility; Management; Take back

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; E-WASTE; E-WASTE RECYCLING; ECONOMIC INCENTIVE; ELECTRONIC GOODS; EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; TAKE BACKS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEAVY METALS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; SHIPS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

WASTES;

DIOXIN; FURAN; HEAVY METAL;

DEVELOPING WORLD; HAZARDOUS WASTE; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHINA; DANGEROUS GOODS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTRONIC WASTE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INDIA; NIGERIA; PAKISTAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CHINA; INDIA; NIGERIA; PAKISTAN;

E-WASTE; E-WASTE RECYCLING; EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY; MANAGEMENT; TAKE-BACK;

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HUMANS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883456131     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.06.088     Document Type: Article

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