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标题：Preparing for future e-waste from photovoltaic modules: a circular economy approach
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作者：David Hidalgo-Carvajal ; Ruth Carrasco-Gallego
期刊名称：International Journal of Production Management and Engineering
印刷版ISSN：2340-4876
出版年度：2022
卷号：10
期号：2
页码：131-141
DOI：10.4995/ijpme.2022.16712
语种：English
出版社：Universitat Politècnica de València
摘要：The increasing adoption rate of photovoltaic power generation shows that renewable energies have a bright future. Yet, this could be overshadowed by the unintended consequence of increased generation of Waste of Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) at the installations’ End-of-Life (EoL) stage. As countries find themselves dealing with the increasing WEEE issue, they may adopt different practices which, if wrongly implemented, could potentially backfire, creating additional issues especially among vulnerable social groups. This work proposes improving the WEEE management system by including the Informal Recyclers in the equation, benefitting social groups and material recovery through by delivering materials along different streams in the closed-loop supply chain. The proposed model intends to support the circular economy approach on waste management systems.