DocumentCode :
2999804
Title :
Economic sustainability of reuse as an end-of-life management tool for computers and televisions
Author :
Rubinstein, L.
Author_Institution :
Northeast Recycling Council Inc. (NERC), Brattleboro, USA
fYear :
2004
fDate :
10-13 May 2004
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
6
Abstract :
The rapid rate of consumer electronics obsolescence and the growing momentum to ban these materials from landfills present an opportunity for reuse of these resource-rich discards. In order to better understand the market demand and economic viability of reused electronics the Northeast Recycling Council Inc. (NERC) conducted and analyzed a survey of reuse facilities serving the Northeast. Although the information obtained represents a snapshot of the Northeast´s electronics reuse industry between December 2002 and March 2003, it provides baseline information for this industry sector.
Keywords :
consumer electronics; industrial economics; industrial plants; recycling; sustainable development; asset recovery; computers; consumer electronics obsolescence; economic sustainability; economic viability; electronics reuse industry; end-of-life management; market demand; products reuse; recycling; resource-rich discards; reuse facilities; televisions; Computer displays; Conducting materials; Consumer electronics; Councils; Electronic components; Electronics industry; Keyboards; Marketing and sales; Recycling; TV;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and the Environment, 2004. Conference Record. 2004 IEEE International Symposium on
ISSN :
1095-2020
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8250-1
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ISEE.2004.1299678
Filename :
1299678
Link To Document :
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