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The life cycle assessment of an e-waste treatment enterprise in China | |
Song Q.1; Wang Z.1; Li J.2; Zeng X.2 | |
2013 | |
Source Publication | Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management |
ISSN | 14384957 |
Volume | 15Issue:4Pages:469 |
Abstract | Electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) has become one of the fastest growing waste streams in the world, and many countries have established e-waste treatment enterprises to solve their e-waste problems. In this study, a life cycle assessment (LCA) was undertaken to quantitatively investigate the environmental impacts of an e-waste treatment enterprise in China. The LCA is constructed by SimaPro software version 7.2 and expressed with the Eco-indicator 99 life cycle impact assessment method. For a sensitivity analysis of the overall LCA results, the so-called CML method is used in order to estimate the influence of the choice of the assessment method on the result. According to the survey data, discarded TV sets accounted for the highest proportion of e-waste treated in the enterprise in 2010. The e-waste treatment had little environmental impact, and at the same time large environmental benefits can be achieved mainly due to the recycled resources and reuse of some components. Based on the research results, it can be seen that recycled metal, especially copper, would be of more importance for environmental benefits. Relevant results and data from this study could provide decision support to enterprise managers and government sectors. |
Keyword | China E-waste E-waste Treatment Enterprise Environmental Performance Lca |
DOI | 10.1007/s10163-013-0152-7 |
URL | View the original |
Indexed By | SCIE |
Language | 英語English |
WOS Research Area | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
WOS Subject | Environmental Sciences |
WOS ID | WOS:000325144600007 |
Publisher | SPRINGERONE NEW YORK PLAZA, SUITE 4600 , NEW YORK, NY 10004, UNITED STATES |
The Source to Article | Scopus |
Scopus ID | 2-s2.0-84884909828 |
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Document Type | Journal article |
Collection | University of Macau |
Corresponding Author | Wang Z. |
Affiliation | 1.Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Macau, China School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China 2.School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China |
First Author Affilication | Faculty of Science and Technology |
Corresponding Author Affilication | Faculty of Science and Technology |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Song Q.,Wang Z.,Li J.,et al. The life cycle assessment of an e-waste treatment enterprise in China[J]. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 2013, 15(4), 469. |
APA | Song Q.., Wang Z.., Li J.., & Zeng X. (2013). The life cycle assessment of an e-waste treatment enterprise in China. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 15(4), 469. |
MLA | Song Q.,et al."The life cycle assessment of an e-waste treatment enterprise in China".Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management 15.4(2013):469. |
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