Title :
Complying with extended producer responsibility requirements: business impacts, tools and strategies [electronic products]
Author :
McCracken, Jennifer ; Bell, Victor
Author_Institution :
Environ. Packaging Int., Jamestown, RI, USA
Abstract :
As electronic product take-back requirements and materials restrictions spread throughout the EU, Asia and North America, multi-national companies must adapt by improving due diligence programs and incorporating compliance steps into supply chain management systems. This paper first reviews the regulatory background of requirements that manufacturers and importers of electronic goods are (and will be) required to meet. Secondly, examples of how these extended producer responsibility (EPR) requirements are impacting businesses are provided. Finally, the paper introduces tools and management strategies that are available to minimize costs of compliance.
Keywords :
design for environment; electronic products; legislation; supply chain management; waste management; EPR design requirements; due diligence programs; electronic product materials restrictions; electronic product take-back requirements; electronic waste; environmental product regulations; extended producer responsibility legislation; product stewardship; recycling; regulatory requirements; supply chain management system compliance steps; waste management; Batteries; Costs; Electronic waste; Electronics packaging; Hazardous materials; Legislation; Paramagnetic resonance; Product design; Recycling; Waste management;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and the Environment, 2004. Conference Record. 2004 IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8250-1
DOI :
10.1109/ISEE.2004.1299715
