Impact of RoHS/WEEE- on effective recycling- electronics system integration

Author

Ali, Lafir ; Chan, Y.C.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. Eng., City Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

fYear

2008

fDate

1-4 Sept. 2008

Firstpage

521

Lastpage

524

Abstract

Environmental friendly laws such as Restriction of Hazardous Substance (RoHS) and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) have changed the way reverse supply chains operate. The aim of the recyclers is to salvage as much of value from the e-waste, however time delays in inspection and categorizing the product can affect the recovered value. This work studies the effect of time delays on the electronic waste (e-waste) and its value. By making the reverse supply chain responsive time delays can be shortened. The loss of salvageable value can be significantly reduced if different elements in supply chain conduct coordinated field-testing, thus making recycling effective.

Keywords

RoHS compliance; WEEE Directive; delays; recycling; Restriction of Hazardous Substance; Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment; coordinated field-testing; electronic waste; recycling; time delays; Computer aided manufacturing; Costs; Delay effects; Electronic waste; Law; Legislation; Recycling; Supply chains; Uncertainty; Waste management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronics System-Integration Technology Conference, 2008. ESTC 2008. 2nd

Conference_Location

Greenwich

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2813-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2814-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ESTC.2008.4684403

Filename

4684403