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Table 6 Life cycle GHG and LCC assessment results for each type of e-waste from households to dismantling locations and recycling firms

From: The life-cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions and life-cycle costs of e-waste management in Thailand

 

Type of e-waste (per unit)

CRT televisions

Air conditioners

Desktop computers

Cell phones

GHG over life cycle (kg CO2eq/unit)

0.2–6.8 **

645–2683 *

(5.1)–3.5 ****

2.7–8.9 ***

Net profits (THBa/unit)

82–86 *

368.6–452.3 ***

111.8–312.7

- Extraction of precious minerals: 470.2–621.0 ****

9.6–12.6

- Extraction of precious minerals: 130.9

**

Waste (kg/unit)

16.6 *

0.5–3.1 ***

- CRT 9.4

- CPU 4.2–4.4 **

0.07 ****

  1. a32 THB = 1 USD
  2. * = Poor, ** = Medium, *** = Good, **** = Excellent