Success factors and barriers in re-use of electrical and electronic equipment

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 21-31

  Kissling, Ramon ^a   Coughlan, Damian ^b   Fitzpatrick, Colin ^a,b   Boeni, Heinz ^a   Luepschen, Claudia ^c   Andrew, Stefan ^d   Dickenson, John ^e  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^c United Nations University   (Germany)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^e AERCCR Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Re use; Re use barriers; Re use of electrical and electronic equipment; Re use success factors; WEEE

Indexed keywords

RE-USE; RE-USE BARRIERS; RE-USE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENTS; SUCCESS FACTORS; WEEE;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

DOMESTIC APPLIANCES;

ELECTRICAL POWER; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONICS; FUNDING; GEOGRAPHY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAW; PROFIT; RECYCLING; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EID: 84887115417     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2013.07.009     Document Type: Article

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