An Eco-Efficiency Study for a WEEE Recovery Network: The Portuguese Case

Maria Isabel Azevedo Rodrigues Gomes

doi:10.1016/S1570-7946(09)70736-9

An Eco-Efficiency Study for a WEEE Recovery Network: The Portuguese Case

Maria Isabel Azevedo Rodrigues Gomes

DM - Departamento de Matemática

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Abstract

The rapid growth of electric and electronic equipment waste (WEEE) transformed this waste stream into a worldwide problem. The Directive 2002/96/EC on electrical and electronic waste aims at the reduction of the environmental impact of WEEE, encouraging end-of-life management, eco design, life cycle analyses and extended producer responsibility. However, this legislation may not produce the results the legislator aimed for. In this work we analyse the environmental impact of a WEEE recovery network in the Portuguese context. With this aim, a model, previously developed by the authors for the optimal design of this network using economic indicators (Salema, 2007), was now adapted to design the network subjected to the minimization of environmental performance indices. The original mathematical formulation was found to be flexible and easily adapted to the two types of indices and the major differences between the optimal network configurations obtained, were identified and discussed.

Original language	Unknown
Title of host publication	Computer-Aided Chemical Engineering
Editors	R DeBritoAlves, C DoNascimento, E Biscaia
Place of Publication	SARA BURGERHARTSTRAAT 25, PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
Publisher	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Pages	2073-2078
Volume	27
ISBN (Print)	978-0-444-53472-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S1570-7946(09)70736-9
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2009
Event	10th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering - Duration: 1 Jan 2009 → …

Conference

Conference	10th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering
Period	1/01/09 → …

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 Climate Action

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Gomes, MIAR 2009, An Eco-Efficiency Study for a WEEE Recovery Network: The Portuguese Case. in R DeBritoAlves, C DoNascimento & E Biscaia (eds), Computer-Aided Chemical Engineering. vol. 27, ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, SARA BURGERHARTSTRAAT 25, PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, pp. 2073-2078, 10th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering, 1/01/09. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1570-7946(09)70736-9

An Eco-Efficiency Study for a WEEE Recovery Network: The Portuguese Case. / Gomes, Maria Isabel Azevedo Rodrigues.
Computer-Aided Chemical Engineering. ed. / R DeBritoAlves; C DoNascimento; E Biscaia. Vol. 27 SARA BURGERHARTSTRAAT 25, PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2009. p. 2073-2078.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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