Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5756811 | Waste Management | 2017 | 16 Pages |
Abstract
The accuracy of future recycling potential projections for WEEE using current methods based on static compositional data from current devices is questionable due to likely changes in future device composition. The impact on recycling potential projections of waste laptops, smart phones, cell phones and tablets arising in Europe in 2020 resulting from a 75% increase in copper content is considered against existing projections using static compositional data. The results highlight that failing to consider temporal variations in PM content may result in significant discrepancies between projections and future recycling potential.
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Authors
Rhys Gareth Charles, Peter Douglas, Ingrid Liv Hallin, Ian Matthews, Gareth Liversage,