Electronic waste recycling: A review of U.S. infrastructure and technology options

Hai-Yong Kang and Julie M. Schoenung

Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 2005, vol. 45, issue 4, 368-400

Abstract: The useful life of consumer electronic devices is relatively short, and decreasing as a result of rapid changes in equipment features and capabilities. This creates a large waste stream of obsolete electronic equipment, electronic waste (e-waste).

Keywords: End-of-life (EOL); Electronic waste (e-waste); Recycling; Materials recovery; Infrastructure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2005.06.001

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