Perspectives on reuse of WEEE in China: Lessons from the EU

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作者
Lu, Bin [1 ]
Yang, Jianxin [1 ]
Ijomah, Winifred [2 ]
Wu, Wenjie [1 ,3 ]
Zlamparet, Gabriel [4 ]
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Res Ctr Ecoenvironm Sci, State Key Lab Urban & Reg Ecol, Shuangqing Rd 18, Beijing 100085, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Strathclyde, Design Manufacture & Engn Management, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
[3] Shanghai Second Polytech Univ, Shanghai Collaborat Innovat Ctr WEEE Recycling, Jinhai Rd 2360, Shanghai 201209, Peoples R China
[4] Tsinghua Univ, Sch Environm, State Key Joint Lab Environm Simulat & Pollut Con, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Reuse; Waste electrical and electronic equipment; Sustainable management; Stakeholder analysis; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; MANAGEMENT;
D O I
10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.07.012
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Reuse is always considered superior to materials and energy recovery in the waste hierarchy, a concept that also applies to Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). In practice, however, reuse has not been a commonly used end-of-life option. We compared policies and practices of reuse of WEEE in China and in the EU. This comparison can help identify knowledge gaps and reuse policy requirements, as well as implementation methods We also discuss potential scientific solutions for reuse of WEEE via analysis of stakeholders' concerns. We found that although there are already reuse-related guidelines and standards in China, the policies need to be made more systematic like those of the EU, and they need to be more suitable for the specific challenges of China. We propose$ policy recommendations for reuse in order to facilitate sustainable management of WEEE, including integration of a reuse strategy into current management policy as well as the promotion of components reuse. Further, we also found that more studies on drivers and barriers to reuse are required to support more effective and efficient management.
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页码:83 / 92
页数:10
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