Assessing barriers to reuse of electrical and electronic equipment, a UK perspective
Cole, Christine ; Gnanapragasam, Alex ; Cooper, Tim and Singh, Jagdeep LU
(2019)
In Resources, Conservation and Recycling: X
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- Abstract
This paper reports on research undertaken to identify generic and specific barriers to reuse of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE). Thirty semi-structured interviews were conducted with experts from across the value chain including product designers, manufacturers, users and waste managers as well policy makers and academics. The interviews sought to examine perceived and real barriers to reuse in the UK. Three inter-connected factors that limit opportunities and instances of reuse of electrical and electronic equipment were identified, highlighting that both systemic and consumer barriers to increasing levels of reuse exist. These are: producer reluctance, unsuitable collection infrastructure and cultural issues. Overall, the... (More)
This paper reports on research undertaken to identify generic and specific barriers to reuse of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE). Thirty semi-structured interviews were conducted with experts from across the value chain including product designers, manufacturers, users and waste managers as well policy makers and academics. The interviews sought to examine perceived and real barriers to reuse in the UK. Three inter-connected factors that limit opportunities and instances of reuse of electrical and electronic equipment were identified, highlighting that both systemic and consumer barriers to increasing levels of reuse exist. These are: producer reluctance, unsuitable collection infrastructure and cultural issues. Overall, the paper shows that low levels of reuse in the electrical and electronic sector are a result of complex and interlinked barriers. Understanding these connections offers the potential to improve the opportunities for reuse, by providing direction for policy makers to address barriers from a multi stakeholder perspective. Increasing instances of reuse is essential if the UK is to successfully move towards a resource efficient, circular economy.
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- author
- Cole, Christine
; Gnanapragasam, Alex
; Cooper, Tim
and Singh, Jagdeep
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2019
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Barriers, Circular economy, Electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), Resource efficiency, Reuse
- in
- Resources, Conservation and Recycling: X
- volume
- 1
- article number
- 100004
- publisher
- Elsevier
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85075408643
- ISSN
- 2590-289X
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.rcrx.2019.100004
- project
- Urban Reconomy: sharing for circular resource efficiency
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 3600a352-0245-40ee-9e19-a3f40f70709d
- date added to LUP
- 2019-12-06 13:00:49
- date last changed
- 2022-04-18 19:17:41
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