The stability and profitability of the informal WEEE collector in developing countries: A case study of China

- Different attitudes toward WEEE are shown in developed and developing countries.
- Price, convenience and canonicity can affect consumers when selecting a collector.
- Stable cooperation within tier two collectors is formed by profit-driven individuals.
- WEEE processing fund is shared by collectors and intensifies confusion of recovery.
- Multi-agent cost-benefit analysis model is built to calculate collector profitability.