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Electronic waste management and recycling issues of old computers and electronics /

This text explores the disposal of used electronics and the potential problems that can be averted through recycling or reuse.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Sawyer, Peyton L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science, 2010.
Colección:Environmental remediation technologies, regulations and safety.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • ELECTRONIC WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING ISSUES OF OLD COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS ; ELECTRONIC WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING ISSUES OF OLD COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; ELECTRONICS WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES: APPROACH 1, JULY, 2008 ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; 1.0. INTRODUCTION ; 1.1. Objectives and Scope ; 1.2. Overview of Methodology ; 1.3. Organization of the Report ; 2.0. DATA AND ASSUMPTIONS IN THE MODEL ; 2.1. Historic Sales Data: Televisions, Cell Phones, and Personal Computer Products ; 2.2. Assumptions Regarding the Life Span of Electronic Products.
  • Life Span of Televisions and Computer Products Differences in Life Span between the Residential and Commercial Sectors ; Life Span of Cell Phones ; 2.3. Average Weight Data: Televisions and Computer Equipment ; 3.0. MODEL RESULTS ; 3.1. The Quantity of EOL Electronics Generated for Management Each Year ; 3.2. Estimating the Quantity of EOL Products Generated That Are Recycled versus Disposed ; Estimating the Portion of EOL Electronics Recycled ; Estimating the Portion of EOL Electronics Disposed ; Limitations of the Analysis ; 3.3. Estimating the Quantity in Storage.
  • 4.0. QUANTITY AVAILABLE FOR RECYCLING BASED ON OBSERVED COLLECTION RATES 5.0. EXAMINING THE END MARKETS IN 2005 OF PRODUCTS COLLECTED THROUGH ELECTRONICS COLLECTION PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES ; 6.0. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION ; Annual Quantity of Obsolete Electronic Products Generated for EOL Management ; Annual Quantity of Electronic Products Ready for EOL Management That Is Recycled ; Electronic Products in Storage and Other Stages of the Lifecycle ; Quantity of EOL Electronic Products Collected by Existing Collection Programs.
  • Electronic Products Collected for Recycling, Managed Domestically versus Abroad APPENDIX A : AGE DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS BASED ON ANALYSES OF 2004 DATA FROM THE FLORIDA STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ; APPENDIX B: ESTIMATING THE QUANTITY OF EOL ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS DISPOSED: ANALYSIS OF WASTE SORT STUDIES ; APPENDIX C: AVERAGE COLLECTION RATES FROM EXISTING ELECTRONICS COLLECTION PROGRAMS BASED ON DATA ANALYSIS CONDUCTED IN 2006 ; End Notes ; MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRONIC WASTE IN THE UNITED STATES: APPROACH 2, APRIL 2007; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; 1. INTRODUCTION.
  • 2. SUMMARY OF METHODOLOGY Model Structure ; Data Inputs ; 3. SUMMARY OF DATA INPUTS ; Sales Data ; Desktop Computers ; White Box Desktop Computers ; Laptop Computers ; CRT Monitors ; LCD Monitors ; CRT-Based and Projection Televisions ; Computer Peripherals (Printers, Keyboards, and Mice) ; Cell Phones ; Mass Data ; Product Lifespan ; Initial Service Life ; Initial Service Life Probability Distribution ; Second Service Life Duration and Probability Distribution ; End-of-Life Management ; End-of-Total-Life E-Waste Management ; End-of-First-Life E-Waste Management.