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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 PublicationJournal of Material Cycles and Waste Management
ISSN14384957
Volume15Issue: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. 

KeywordChina E-waste E-waste Treatment Enterprise Environmental Performance Lca
DOI10.1007/s10163-013-0152-7
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Indexed BySCIE
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaEnvironmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS SubjectEnvironmental Sciences
WOS IDWOS:000325144600007
PublisherSPRINGERONE NEW YORK PLAZA, SUITE 4600 , NEW YORK, NY 10004, UNITED STATES
The Source to ArticleScopus
Scopus ID2-s2.0-84884909828
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Document TypeJournal article
CollectionUniversity of Macau
Corresponding AuthorWang Z.
Affiliation1.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 AffilicationFaculty of Science and Technology
Corresponding Author AffilicationFaculty of Science and Technology
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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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