Towards intelligent recycling: a proposal to link bar codes to recycling information
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A system is developed that links existing bar codes on mobile phones to web sites containing disassembly information. By reading a bar code, the recycler can determine the exact make and model of the product and automatically be shown correct dismantlement information. © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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