Potential reuse of small household waste electrical and electronic equipment: Methodology and case study

Waste Management

Volumn 53, Issue , 2016, Pages 204-217

  Bovea, María D ^a   Ibáñez Forés, Valeria ^a   Pérez Belis, Victoria ^a   Quemades Beltrán, Pilar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Reuse; Small WEEE; Waste electrical and electronic equipment; WEEE

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; CLEANING; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; HEATING; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); QUALITY CONTROL; RECYCLING; REPAIR; RESTORATION;

ELECTRONIC APPLIANCES; EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE; GENERAL METHODOLOGIES; REUSE; SMALL WEEE; VISUAL INSPECTION; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; WEEE;

DOMESTIC APPLIANCES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RECYCLING; REPAIR;

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ELECTRONICS; EUROPE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SAFETY; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; VISUAL INSPECTION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; ANALYSIS; FAMILY SIZE; HOUSEHOLD; HOUSING; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EUROPE;

ELECTRONIC WASTE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES; HOUSING; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

EID: 84973895356     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2016.03.038     Document Type: Article

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