Barriers to electronics reuse of transboundary e-waste shipment regulations: An evaluation based on industry experiences

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 102, Issue , 2015, Pages 170-177

  Milovantseva, Natalia ^a   Fitzpatrick, Colin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

E waste; E waste recycling; Electronic waste; Electronics reuse; Sustainable consumption; Transboundary shipments

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); SHIPS; SURVEYS; WASTES;

E-WASTE RECYCLING; ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICITY; LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS; POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS; SHIPPING ACTIVITIES; SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION; TRANS-BOUNDARY;

ELECTRONIC WASTE;

EID: 84939832371     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.07.027     Document Type: Article

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