Marginalised social groups in contemporary weee management within social enterprises investments: A study in Greece

Journal Article · Fri May 15 04:00:00 EDT 2009 · Waste Management

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2008.11.012· OSTI ID:21217173

Kipouros, S; Kungolos, A ^[1]; Somakos, L ^[2]; Aravossis, K ^[3]; Antonopoulos, I; Karagiannidis, A ^[4]

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1. Department of Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly, 38334 Volos (Greece)
2. Arvis S.A. Environmental Enterprises of Greece, 10433, Athens (Greece)
3. Sector of Industrial Management and Operations Research, School of Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15780, Athens (Greece)
4. Laboratory of Heat Transfer and Environmental Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Box 483, 54124 Thessaloniki (Greece)

This paper deals with the creation of appropriate conditions aimed at developing social services for reuse and recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), by the inclusion of handicapped and Roma people in the workforce. Application areas for the project are the Hellenic (Greek) regions of Thessaly and North Aegean, where these groups suffer from professional and social exclusion. The efforts to reduce unemployment in the two aforementioned groups, together with the efforts to implement related Greek and European legislation for sustainable WEEE management, are examined here. Furthermore, networking and cooperation at local, regional and central levels between small enterprises, entrepreneurships and local authorities are examined, so that these social enterprises and their corresponding investments may support the development of the Greek alternative WEEE recycling system.

• OSTI ID: 21217173
• Journal Information: Waste Management, Journal Name: Waste Management Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 29; ISSN WAMAE2; ISSN 0956-053X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
RECYCLING
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES