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Reuse or recycle? Recovery options for end-of-use mobile phones in Spain
Año:2010
Áreas de investigación
  • Ingenierías
Datos
Descripción
The main objective of this paper is to analyze the most important recovery options for end-of-use mobile phones in Spain. We start with a description of the reverse logistics system for mobile phones in Spain. The two main alternatives for this end-of-use e-waste are: reuse and recycling. The study includes the characterization of the different actors involved in the reverse logistics system (collectors, third-party take-back enterprises, sorting facilities, recyclers...) and a description of the most common logistics practices in the sector. We will also analyze the implications of different recovery options for end-of-use mobile phones. Currently the percentage of mobile phones reused is rather larger than those recycled. Special attention has to be paid to the resale channel on secondary markets. We conclude that we need to regulate this second-hand mobile phone market. Finally, we propose an alternative logistic model for improving this closed-loop supply chain: an integrated model for recovering mobile phones (which includes both options) that allows achieving economies of scale
Internacional
Si
Nombre congreso
International Conference on Value Chain Sustainability ¿ ICOVACS.
Tipo de participación
960
Lugar del congreso
Valencia, España
Revisores
Si
ISBN o ISSN
978-84-15080-01-5
DOI
Fecha inicio congreso
15/11/2010
Fecha fin congreso
17/11/2010
Desde la página
499
Hasta la página
509
Título de las actas
Towards a sustainable development and corporate social responsibility and corporate social responibility strategies in the 21st centuryglobal market
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Participantes
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  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Ingeniería de Organización y Logística