Distinct Urban Mines: Exploiting secondary resources in unique anthropogenic spaces

Waste Management

Volumn 45, Issue , 2015, Pages 4-9

  Ongondo, F O ^a   Williams, I D ^a   Whitlock, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circular economy; E waste; Material recovery; Resource recovery; Urban mining

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC WASTE; NATURAL RESOURCES; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); RECOVERY; WASTES;

CIRCULAR ECONOMY; ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; MATERIAL RECOVERY; REPLACEMENT CYCLES; RESOURCE RECOVERY; SECONDARY MATERIALS; SECONDARY RESOURCES; SPATIAL LOCATION;

COPPER MINES;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EXPLOITATION; RECOVERY; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR; URBAN AREA; WASTE TREATMENT;

ANTHROPOGENIC SPACE; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; DISTINCT URBAN MINE; ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLOITATION; GENERAL DEVICE; MINING; NATURAL RESOURCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY RESOURCE; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE DISPOSAL; ANALYSIS; CITY; GREAT BRITAIN; PROCEDURES; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

CITIES; ELECTRONIC WASTE; GREAT BRITAIN; MINING; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84955194332     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2015.05.026     Document Type: Article

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