Building a Digital Circular Economy for Electrical and Electronic Equipment

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https://doi.org/10.54337/plate2025-10305

Keywords:

Circular economy, Waste electrical and electronic equipment, Digital technologies, Industry 4.0

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24-06-2025

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Corsini, L., & Terzioğlu, N. (2025). Building a Digital Circular Economy for Electrical and Electronic Equipment. Proceedings of the 6th Product Lifetimes and the Environment Conference (PLATE2025), (6). https://doi.org/10.54337/plate2025-10305