PMID- 18262405
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20090108
LR  - 20080804
IS  - 0956-053X (Print)
IS  - 0956-053X (Linking)
VI  - 28
IP  - 10
DP  - 2008
TI  - Multi-criteria analysis for the determination of the best WEEE management 
      scenario in Cyprus.
PG  - 1941-54
LID - 10.1016/j.wasman.2007.12.001 [doi]
AB  - Waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) constitutes one of the most 
      complicated solid waste streams in terms of its composition, and, as a result, it 
      is difficult to be effectively managed. In view of the environmental problems 
      derived from WEEE management, many countries have established national 
      legislation to improve the reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery of this 
      waste stream so as to apply suitable management schemes. In this work, 
      alternative systems are examined for the WEEE management in Cyprus. These systems 
      are evaluated by developing and applying the Multi-Criteria Decision Making 
      (MCDM) method PROMETHEE. In particular, through this MCDM method, 12 alternative 
      management systems were compared and ranked according to their performance and 
      efficiency. The obtained results show that the management schemes/systems based 
      on partial disassembly are the most suitable for implementation in Cyprus. More 
      specifically, the optimum scenario/system that can be implemented in Cyprus is 
      that of partial disassembly and forwarding of recyclable materials to the native 
      existing market and disposal of the residues at landfill sites.
FAU - Rousis, K
AU  - Rousis K
AD  - National Technical University of Athens, School of Chemical Engineering, Unit of 
      Environmental Science and Technology, 9, Heroon Polytechniou St., Zographou 
      Campus, P.C. 15773 Athens, Greece.
FAU - Moustakas, K
AU  - Moustakas K
FAU - Malamis, S
AU  - Malamis S
FAU - Papadopoulos, A
AU  - Papadopoulos A
FAU - Loizidou, M
AU  - Loizidou M
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20080208
PL  - United States
TA  - Waste Manag
JT  - Waste management (New York, N.Y.)
JID - 9884362
RN  - 0 (Waste Products)
SB  - IM
MH  - Cyprus
MH  - *Decision Making, Computer-Assisted
MH  - Decision Support Techniques
MH  - *Electrical Equipment and Supplies
MH  - Environment
MH  - Social Environment
MH  - *Waste Management/economics
MH  - *Waste Products
EDAT- 2008/02/12 09:00
MHDA- 2009/01/09 09:00
CRDT- 2008/02/12 09:00
PHST- 2006/07/24 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2007/11/09 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2007/12/04 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2008/02/12 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2009/01/09 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2008/02/12 09:00 [entrez]
AID - S0956-053X(07)00424-2 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.wasman.2007.12.001 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Waste Manag. 2008;28(10):1941-54. doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2007.12.001. Epub 2008 
      Feb 8.