Development potential of e-waste recycling industry in China

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 533-542

  Li, Jinhui ^a   Yang, Jie ^a   Liu, Lili ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; development potential; E waste; e waste generation; e waste recycling; recycling industry

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; PROFITABILITY; RECYCLING; SERVICE INDUSTRY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTES;

CHINA; DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL; E-WASTE GENERATIONS; E-WASTE RECYCLING; RECYCLING INDUSTRY;

ELECTRONIC WASTE;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; PROFITABILITY; RECYCLING; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHINA; E WASTE RECYCLING INDUSTRY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FUNDING; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RECYCLING; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; ANALYSIS; COMPUTER; ECONOMICS; HOUSEHOLD; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CHINA;

CHINA; COMPUTERS; ELECTRONIC WASTE; HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84930842917     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X15584839     Document Type: Article

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