Varieties of business models for post-consumer recycling in China

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 170, Issue , 2018, Pages 665-673

  Tong, Xin ^a   Tao, Dongyan ^a   Lifset, Reid ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

E waste; Extended producer responsibility (EPR); Internet +; Recycling; Sustainable business model; Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC WASTE; INVESTMENTS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PUBLIC POLICY; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES;

COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS; EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY; INTERNET TECHNOLOGY; QUALITATIVE EVALUATIONS; RECYCLING SYSTEMS; SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS; VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT;

CONSUMER BEHAVIOR;

EID: 85032000673     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.09.032     Document Type: Article

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