Challenges in legislation, recycling system and technical system of waste electrical and electronic equipment in China

Waste Management

Volumn 45, Issue , 2015, Pages 361-373

  Zhang, Shengen ^a   Ding, Yunji ^a   Liu, Bo ^a   Pan, De'an ^a   Chang, Chein chi ^b   Volinsky, Alex A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

^b District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority   (United States)

^c University of South Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Legislation and law; Recycling technology; WEEE

Indexed keywords

LIFE CYCLE; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); RECYCLING; EQUIPMENT;

EFFICIENT MANAGEMENTS; ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC PRODUCT; INTEGRATED RECYCLING; RECYCLING SYSTEMS; RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; WEEE;

ELECTRONIC WASTE; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT;

RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE;

CHINA; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LAW; LEGAL PROCEDURE; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; REVIEW; STANDARD; TECHNICAL SYSTEM; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; ANALYSIS; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PROCEDURES;

CHINA;

CHINA; ELECTRONIC WASTE; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84955446462     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2015.05.015     Document Type: Article

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