Uncovering the Recycling Potential of "new" WEEE in China

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 1347-1358

  Zeng, Xianlai ^a   Gong, Ruying ^b   Chen, Wei Qiang ^c   Li, Jinhui ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Economic Department   (China)

^c Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; DECISION MAKING; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; WASTES; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE; ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES; ELECTRONIC DEVICE; GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES; KNOWLEDGE BASE; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; RECYCLING POTENTIAL;

RECYCLING;

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; POLICY MAKING; RECYCLING; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WEIBULL THEORY;

ARTICLE; CHINA; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; MICROCOMPUTER; RECYCLING; REFRIGERATOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ANALYSIS; ELECTRONICS; HOUSEHOLD; PROCEDURES; THEORETICAL MODEL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CHINA; UNITED STATES;

METAL;

CHINA; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ELECTRONICS; HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES; METALS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RECYCLING; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

EID: 84957548440     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b05446     Document Type: Article

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