Resource Savings by Urban Mining: The Case of Desktop and Laptop Computers in Belgium
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) has become increasingly important over the last years. Additionally, the European Union recognizes the growing importance of raw materials, and the crucial role of recycling. In this study the performance of WEEE recycling was assessed for the case of desktop and laptop computers in Belgium in 2013. The analysis was performed in four steps. First, the recycling chain is analyzed through material flow analysis (MFA) at the level of specific materials. Second, an indicator is calculated, which quantifies the effectively recycled weight ratios of t... Mehr ...
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Erscheinungsdatum: | 2016 |
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ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
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Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27393625 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC96970 |