Optimising waste from electric and electronic equipment collection systems: A comparison of approaches in European countries

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 223-231

  Friege, Henning ^a   Oberdörfer, Michael ^b   Günther, Marko ^c  

^a N3 Nachhaltigkeitsberatung Dr Friege and Partner   (Germany)

^b Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz   (Germany)

^c Waste Management and Environment Integrating Management   (Germany)

Author keywords

collection; e scrap; gas discharge lamps; IT equipment; kerbside collection; recycling yard; take back system; Waste from electric and electronic equipment

Indexed keywords

AUDIO EQUIPMENT; AUDIO SYSTEMS; BINS; DISCHARGE LAMPS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; GLOW DISCHARGES; LIGHTING; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); RECYCLING; REFUSE COLLECTION; SCRAP METAL REPROCESSING; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TERMINALS (ELECTRIC);

BEST PRACTICE METHODS; COLLECTION SYSTEMS; CONSUMER EQUIPMENT; E-SCRAP; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; IT EQUIPMENT; TAKE BACKS;

EQUIPMENT;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; OPTIMIZATION; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CATHODE RAY TUBE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DANGEROUS GOODS; DENMARK; ELECTRONIC WASTE; GENERAL DEVICE; GERMANY; HAZARDOUS WASTE; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE FROM ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; ANALYSIS; DEVICES; EUROPEAN UNION; HOUSEHOLD; PROCEDURES;

BELGIUM; DENMARK; FLANDERS; GERMANY; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND;

ELECTRONIC WASTE; EUROPEAN UNION; HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84925296371     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X14567500     Document Type: Article

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