On January 01, 2011, the legal basis paving the way towards environmentally sustainable WEEE recovery and disposal in China has entered into force. Against this background, we propose a mixed-integer
linear programming formulation for determining the physical configuration of a reverse logistics system
for WEEE in Chinese contexts. The resulting optimization-based warehouse location model is applied to
a case study on the development of a formal WEEE recycling infrastructure in Greater Shanghai Area.
Based on the computational results, we identify several crucial factors determining the cost-efficient configuration of the reverse logistics system and derive recommendations for integrated network design.
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