Potential reuse of small household waste electrical and electronic equipment: Methodology and case study

Bovea, Marı́a D.; Ibáñez-Forés, Valeria; Pérez-Belis, Victoria; Quemades-Beltrán, Pilar

doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2016.03.038

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“…In order to be able to increase the re-use of EEE, it is important to have secure handling already from the collection stage, as these products can be damaged easily if not handled properly. The case study of selective collection of small household WEEE proves this point and indicates that the re-use potential can be up to 70% of the collected WEEE (Bovea et al, 2016). When WEEE arrive in the recycling centres, it is usually too late to restore or dismantle them, as it is often not economically desirable.…”

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confidence: 83%

“…There are very few case studies in scientific literature investigating the potential for re-use in recycling centres and/or through separate collection of reusable EOL items. One case study refers to a project in a municipal waste management company in Northern Denmark (Zacho et al, 2018) and another study analyses the findings of a pilot study of separate collection for re-use in Spain (Bovea et al, 2016).…”

Section: Re-use Case Studies In Denmark and Spainmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…If the preparation processes result to a deficit, the expenses will ultimately be charged to the citizens that are serviced by the municipal waste organisation (Zacho et al, 2018). Bovea et al (2016) proposed a general methodology for assessing the potential re-use of small WEEE, focusing on devices classified as household appliances. The study presented a first approach to the ''preparation for re-use" strategy that the EU WEEE Directive (2012/19/EU) advocates.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The collection points were located in different educational centres located across the town. After assessing a sample of 87.7 kg (96 units) from the collected small household WEEE, it was calculated that 30.2% of that sample were redirected to recycling, 67.7% had a potential for re-use, and 2.1% could be re-used directly (Bovea et al, 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Ascending the Waste Hierarchy: Re-use potential in Swedish recycling centres

Milios

Dalhammar

2020

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According to the waste hierarchy principle, which constitutes the basis of European waste legislation, waste prevention and re-use are considered -most of the times -better waste management options than recycling. However, prevention and re-use activities are difficult to operationalise and measure, without a monitoring framework in place. This contribution investigates the potential of re-using end-of-life products that have been disposed at recycling centres in Sweden. Recycling centres receive a wide variety of materials for recycling, of which a portion could be re-used instead. The aim is to identify what product groups can be re-used, the share of these potentially re-usable products in the recycling centres, and under what conditions their re-use is feasible. A literature review of similar studies, site visits at recycling centres in Sweden, and semi-structured interviews with relevant stakeholders were used to analyse the potential for re-use in private recycling centres in Sweden. The most suitable product groups for re-use identified are building materials, furniture and electrical equipment (mainly white goods), as other material types are mostly handled by charity organisations (e.g. textiles). There is significant potential for increasing re-use operations in recycling centres, but in order to be economically profitable it is important to identify the most suitable material fractions (or product groups) and engage in strategic partnerships that will allow more effective organisation of re-use processes.L. Milios, C. Dalhammar / DETRITUS / Volume 09 -2020 / pages 27-37 28

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confidence: 99%

Section: Re-use Case Studies In Denmark and Spainmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Ascending the Waste Hierarchy: Re-use potential in Swedish recycling centres

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Dalhammar

2020

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“…Regarding the recovery of metals, the compromise between grade (quality) and recovery (quantity) should be of another concern [101,102]. Bovea et al investigated the reusability of WEEE from a collection campaign of households in Castellon de la Plana, Spain [103]. Among the 87.7 kg (96 units) of samples, 67.7 and 2.1% were considered as potentially reusable and directly reusable, respectively.…”

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confidence: 99%