Title :
A logistic concept to improve the re-usability of electric and electronic equipment
Author :
Knoth, Reinhard ; Hoffmann, Martina ; Kopacek, Bernd ; Kopacek, Peter
Author_Institution :
Austrian Soc. for Syst. Eng. & Autom., Vienna, Austria
fDate :
6/23/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
If one considers the huge amounts of WEEE (waste from electrical and electronic equipment) which will become available for recovery, one has to strengthen various end-of-life possibilities such as upgrade, re-use, recondition, re-manufacture, resale or recycling of materials. The quality of these end-of-life possibilities are decisively determined by the quality of the logistic systems. Today the end-of-life electric and electronic equipment is mostly regarded as scrap and treated like it is usual for scrap-in a destructive way. This makes it impossible to re-use equipment, components and parts. This paper describes the development of a logistic solution which meets the demands for several re-use strategies and also increases the effectiveness in material recycling
Keywords :
design for environment; recycling; electrical equipment; electronic equipment; end-of-life possibilities; equipment re-usability improvement; logistic concept; material recycling; re-use strategies; Electronic equipment; Electronic equipment manufacture; Electronic waste; Environmental management; Europe; Home appliances; Logistics; Manufacturing automation; Recycling; Waste management;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and the Environment, 2001. Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6655-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISEE.2001.924512
