Essays about: "Waste Mobile Phone"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words Waste Mobile Phone.

  1. 1. Towards More Repair of Mobile Phones in Spain

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Diego Alberto Perdomo Leal; [2022]
    Keywords : Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Addressing electronic waste is crucial for meeting the environmental needs of the 21st Century, as WEEE is one of the fastest growing waste streams. Spain has emerged as one of the top countries globally for per capita mobile phone consumption. READ MORE

  3. 2. Promoting a Circular Economy in the Mobile Phone Product System in China

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Shihui Wang; [2020]
    Keywords : Mobile phone; System dynamics model; Sustainability profit; Old-for-new policy; Eco-design; Product service system;

    Abstract : The concept of the circular economy has been introduced to China and encouraged to be implemented in manufacturing industries by the government in recent years. The implementation of a circular economy in the mobile phone product system can potentially serve as a solution to reducing a significant amount of waste mobile phones. READ MORE

  4. 3. Benchmarking Take-Back Offers Online: Producers’ collection and information accessibility for mobile phone consumers in the EU

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Xiao Yuan Xu; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Take-Back; Waste Mobile Phone; Individual Producer Responsibility IPR ; WEEE Directive;

    Abstract : The research aims at reviewing how mobile phone producers in the EU are approaching individual obsolete phone collection from private households in terms of the information provided on their websites, in addition to the collective schemes that they may be part of for complying with the WEEE Directive. In this study, competitive benchmarking was used to differentiate the accessibility level of take-back offers among the selected producers. READ MORE

  5. 4. "Technology Changes, Humans Don't?": A cultural analysis on how young adult women’s ordinary phone call habits led to the refusal of a new smartphone personal security application.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Yannika Ehde; [2019]
    Keywords : women; personal security; habits; culture; mobile apps; telecommunications; innovation; science park; Sweden; MACA; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : Since at least 2011, designers and developers around the world have been creating innovative mobile applications for women’s use to increase their sense of security while alone in public space; however, there is little known about women’s everyday use of personal security applications nor how the personal security application phenomenon is making an impact in society. A small Swedish start-up company designed their own personal security application called SecurityApp and as their intern, I conducted an ethnographic research study focusing on young adult women’s interaction with their new application. READ MORE

  6. 5. Not (B)interested? Using Persuasive Technology to Promote Sustainable Household Recycling Behaviour : An Identification and Implementation of Key Elements with Focus on Young Adults in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Christina Bremer; [2018]
    Keywords : Persuasive Technology; Behaviour Change Support System; Household Recycling Behaviour; Recycling Habits; Waste Management in Sweden; Research through Design; Sustainable Human-Computer Interaction;

    Abstract : As waste is separated at the source, the success of the Swedish recycling system largely depends on an active participation of households. However, especially young people were found to not consistently follow their local recycling schemes. READ MORE