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

• 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

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...