DocumentCode
2255746
Title
Making plastics recycling from electronic equipment a commercial reality
Author
Atola, D.F. ; Biddle, Michael B.
Author_Institution
MBA Polymers Inc., Richmond, CA, USA
fYear
2000
fDate
2000
Firstpage
75
Lastpage
80
Abstract
This paper compares two different business models for recovering valuable plastics from electronic equipment. Manual plastic sorting is compared to automated plastic sorting. Advantages and disadvantages exist for each. Issues concerning sourcing, processing and sales/marketing are discussed, including their effect upon the respective business model
Keywords
electronics industry; plastics; recycling; automated plastic sorting; business model; business models; electronic equipment; manual plastic sorting; marketing; material recovery; plastics recycling; processing; sales; sourcing; Business; Consumer electronics; Electronic equipment; Electronics packaging; Marketing and sales; Packaging machines; Plastics; Polymers; Recycling; Sorting;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electronics and the Environment, 2000. ISEE 2000. Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
ISSN
1095-2020
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5962-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISEE.2000.857628
Filename
857628
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