Out with the old, out with the new - The effect of transitions in TVs and monitors technology on consumption and WEEE generation in Sweden 1996-2014

Waste Management

Volumn 46, Issue , 2015, Pages 511-522

  Kalmykova, Yuliya ^a   Patrício, João ^a   Rosado, Leonardo ^a   Berg, P E O ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CRT; Flat screen; LCD; Lifespan; Material flow analysis; Recycling

Indexed keywords

CATHODE RAY TUBES; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; OBSOLESCENCE; PURCHASING; RECYCLING; SCREENS (SIZING); TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

FLAT SCREEN DISPLAYS; FLAT SCREENS; HAZARDOUS COMPOUNDS; LIFE SPAN; MATERIAL COMPOSITIONS; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; SECONDARY MATERIALS; WEIGHT DISTRIBUTIONS;

ELECTRONIC WASTE;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; RECYCLING; TELEVISION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTRONIC WASTE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; LIFESPAN; LIFESTYLE; MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; MONITOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SWEDEN; TELEVISION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ANALYSIS; DEVICES; MICROCOMPUTER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UTILIZATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

SWEDEN;

ELECTRONIC WASTE; MICROCOMPUTERS; RECYCLING; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SWEDEN; TELEVISION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84946492608     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2015.08.034     Document Type: Article

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