Potential reuse of small household waste electrical and electronic equipment: Methodology and case study
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Altres documents de l'autoria: Bovea, María D; Ibáñez-Forés, valeria; Pérez-Belis, Victoria; Quemades Beltran, Pilar
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Potential reuse of small household waste electrical and electronic equipment: Methodology and case studyData de publicació
2016-03Editor
ElsevierCita bibliogràfica
BOVEA, María D., et al. Potential reuse of small household waste electrical and electronic equipment: Methodology and case study. Waste Management, 2016.Tipus de document
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956053X16301222Paraules clau / Matèries
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This study proposes a general methodology for assessing and estimating the potential reuse of small waste electrical and electronic equipment (sWEEE), focusing on devices classified as domestic appliances. Specific ... [+]
This study proposes a general methodology for assessing and estimating the potential reuse of small waste electrical and electronic equipment (sWEEE), focusing on devices classified as domestic appliances. Specific tests for visual inspection, function and safety have been defined for ten different types of household appliances (vacuum cleaner, iron, microwave, toaster, sandwich maker, hand blender, juicer, boiler, heater and hair dryer). After applying the tests, reuse protocols have been defined in the form of easy-to-apply checklists for each of the ten types of appliance evaluated. This methodology could be useful for reuse enterprises, since there is a lack of specific protocols, adapted to each type of appliance, to test its potential of reuse.
After applying the methodology, electrical and electronic appliances (used or waste) can be segregated into three categories: the appliance works properly and can be classified as direct reuse (items can be used by a second consumer without prior repair operations), the appliance requires a later evaluation of its potential refurbishment and repair (restoration of products to working order, although with possible loss of quality) or the appliance needs to be finally discarded from the reuse process and goes directly to a recycling process.
Results after applying the methodology to a sample of 87.7 kg (96 units) show that 30.2% of the appliances have no potential for reuse and should be diverted for recycling, while 67.7% require a subsequent evaluation of their potential refurbishment and repair, and only 2.1% of them could be directly reused with minor cleaning operations.
This study represents a first approach to the “preparation for reuse” strategy that the European Directive related to Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment encourages to be applied. However, more research needs to be done as an extension of this study, mainly related to the identification of the feasibility of repair or refurbishment operations [-]
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