• DocumentCode
    2749650
  • Title

    Material flow of used PCs in Japan

  • Author

    Yoshida, Aya ; Tasaki, Tomohiro ; Terazono, Atsushi

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Inst. for Environ. Studies, Tsukuba
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    7-10 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    46
  • Lastpage
    51
  • Abstract
    We estimated the material flow of used PCs in Japan, both before and after the enforcement of a household PC recycling system, by minimizing the errors in material flow data. The number of PCs reused in the country and the number exported as secondhand were also estimated.
  • Keywords
    DP industry; industrial waste; microcomputers; recycling; Japan; household PC recycling system; material flow; used PC; Cathode ray tubes; Computer aided manufacturing; Costs; Life estimation; Liquid crystal displays; Personal communication networks; Portable computers; Recycling; Resource management; Waste materials; e-waste; export; recycle; reuse;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electronics & the Environment, Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Orlando, FL
  • ISSN
    1095-2020
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0861-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISEE.2007.369100
  • Filename
    4222854
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2749650