Title :
Evaluation of Notebook and Desktop Personal Computer through the EcoLeaf Type III Environmental Label
Author :
Fuse, Kensuke ; Oikawa, Satoshi
Abstract :
EcoLeaf is a Japanese version of Type III environmental labeling program launched in June 2002 promoted by the Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry. Fujitsu joined EcoLeaf program from its trial stage and became Japan´s first personal computer (PC) manufacture to receive EcoLeaf environmental label certification. So far, Fujitsu has acquired thirty one labels for PCs and two for magneto-optic disc drives as of Aug 2005. In this study, notebook and desktop PC, which EcoLeaf Type III labels are certified, are analyzed and the potentials for effective environmental loads reduction are discussed
Keywords :
DP industry; disc drives; environmental management; magneto-optical recording; microcomputers; notebook computers; Ecoleaf program; Fujitsu; Japan; desktop personal computer manufacture; environmental label; environmental management association; magneto-optic disc drives; notebook; Certification; Computer aided manufacturing; Drives; Environmental management; Labeling; Magnetic analysis; Magnetooptic effects; Manufacturing industries; Microcomputers; Personal communication networks; EcoLeaf; LCA; Personal Computer; Type III Label;
Conference_Titel :
Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 2005. Eco Design 2005. Fourth International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0081-3
DOI :
10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619389
