Modelling a recovery network for WEEE: A case study in Portugal

The European Union directive for electric and electronic waste, published in 2003, enforced all European countries to meet some targets concerning the recycling and recovery of these products. This directive was transposed to the Portuguese legislation in 2004. Following this, a group of EEE produce...

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Published in:	Waste management (Elmsford) Vol. 31; no. 7; pp. 1645 - 1660
Main Authors:	Gomes, Maria Isabel, Barbosa-Povoa, Ana Paula, Novais, Augusto Q.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2011 Elsevier
Subjects:	Applied sciences case studies Collection DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT Electronic Waste electronic wastes Electronics EUROPE EUROPEAN UNION European Union - organization & administration Exact sciences and technology INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS laws and regulations LEGISLATION MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES Models, Biological Networks Organizational Case Studies Other wastes and particular components of wastes PLANNING Pollution PORTUGAL Recovering RECYCLING Recycling - economics Recycling - methods Refuse Disposal - economics Refuse Disposal - methods SIMULATION sorting Waste management WASTES WESTERN EUROPE Portugal European Union European Union Legislation Linear programming Mixed integer programming Recycling Electronic scrap Modeling
ISSN:	0956-053X, 1879-2456, 1879-2456
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