Title
E-waste management: From waste to resource
Date Issued
01 January 2012
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
book
Publisher(s)
Taylor and Francis
Abstract
The landscape of electronic waste, e-waste, management is changing dramatically. Besides a rapidly increasing world population, globalization is driving the demand for products, resulting in rising prices for many materials. Absolute scarcity looms for some special resources such as indium. Used electronic products and recyclable materials are increasingly crisscrossing the globe. This is creating both - opportunities and challenges for e-waste management.
Start page
1
End page
272
Volume
9780203116456
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Economía, Negocios Investigación climática Ingeniería eléctrica, Ingeniería electrónica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84917051432
ISBN
9780203116456
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