Drivers and barriers to achieve a circular economy of small-IT : Case study from the city of Porto

Advances in digital electronics delivered small and portable gadgets, changing human interface with technology. Demand for new small devices of Information and Telecommunication Technology (small-IT) that have a short lifespan, like smartphones and laptops, creates flows and accumulation of electron...

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Veröffentlicht in:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA. - 1991. - 41(2023), 10 vom: 08. Okt., Seite 1594-1599
1. Verfasser: Espino Penilla, Marisol (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Dubey, Asmita, Prot, Maurice, van Beekhuizen, Evi-Mara, Deeb, Elie, Taipa, Soraia, Machado, Telmo
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2023
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA
Schlagworte:Journal Article E-waste circular economy collection drivers and barriers recycling behaviour small-IT Metals
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