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WEEE Preparing for Reuse in Greece: Potential and Initiatives

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Repair and preparing for reuse are included among the alternatives for the prevention of the generation of waste from electrical and electronic equipment, a stream that is a rapidly rising environmental issue globally. The main goal of this research was to identify and report the structure and operational problems faced by the electrical and electronic equipment repair sector in Greece. At first, the drivers and drawbacks of repair reported in the literature were reviewed and identified. The research took place in the first semester of 2018, via the use of a structured questionnaire, sent to and completed by 105 stakeholders involved in repair activities. The results indicate that the electrical and electronic equipment sector in Greece is dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises, established during the past ten years. Moreover, the repairers report that the availability of spare parts is adequate and that consumers have a positive attitude towards electrical and electronic equipment repair.

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This work is partly co-funded by the European Commission through the LIFE+ Funding programme, LIFE14 ENV/GR/000858: LIFE REWEEE “Development and demonstration of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) prevention and reuse paradigm”.

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This work is partly co-funded by the European Commission through the LIFE + Funding programme, LIFE14 ENV/GR/000858: LIFE REWEEE “Development and demonstration of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) prevention and reuse paradigm”.

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  1. School of Environment, Geography and Applied Economics, Harokopio University, El. Venizelou 70 Kallithea, 176 71, Athens, Greece

    Konstadinos Abeliotis, Konstantina Boikou, Christina Chroni & Katia Lasaridi

  2. Appliances Recycling S.A., Sygrou Av. & Harokopou 2, Kallithea, 176 71, Athens, Greece

    Konstantina Kalafata & Haris Angelakopoulos

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Abeliotis, K., Boikou, K., Chroni, C. et al. WEEE Preparing for Reuse in Greece: Potential and Initiatives. Waste Biomass Valor 12, 2959–2968 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-021-01381-6

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