• DocumentCode
    3370943
  • Title

    Behind the screens: collecting obsolete electronic equipment for recycling

  • Author

    Welstead, A.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Lothian & Edinburgh Environ. Partnership, UK
  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    9-11 Oct 1995
  • Firstpage
    157
  • Lastpage
    161
  • Abstract
    The electronics revolution means ever shortening lifespans for many of the industry´s products. Now that we have the technology to recycle them it is timely to develop recovery systems. This paper will consider the experience of the first few months of a collection service, assess its environmental and economic sustainability and discuss possible ways forward for the scheme
  • Keywords
    cost-benefit analysis; economics; recycling; service industries; collection cost; collection service; economic sustainability; environmental sustainability; obsolete electronic equipment; recovery systems; recycling strategy; waste minimisation; workplace recycling;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Clean Electronics Products and Technology, 1995. (CONCEPT), International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Edinburgh
  • Print_ISBN
    0-85296-651-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1049/cp:19951176
  • Filename
    492007