DocumentCode
1143643
Title
A design for life [WEEE directive on business-to-business producers]
Author
Turnbull, Aidan
Author_Institution
Environ UK Ltd., UK
Volume
15
Issue
2
fYear
2005
Firstpage
32
Lastpage
33
Abstract
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) which will be transposed into UK regulations early in 2005, will have a significant impact on the UK electrical and electronics industry. It includes a requirement for the UK government to encourage eco-design of products to facilitate dismantling for recovery and recycling of components and materials. However, very few companies have taken the opportunity to apply eco-design to reduce their WEEE compliance costs and demonstrate their commitment to corporate social responsibility.
Keywords
ecology; electrical products industry; electronics industry; legislation; product design; recycling; socio-economic effects; UK regulations; WEEE; Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive; business-to-business producers; compliance costs; component recovery; corporate social responsibility; dismantling; eco-design; electrical industry; electronics industry; material recycling; product design;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering Management Journal
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0960-7919
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/em:20050209
Filename
1498700
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