Evaluation of Notebook and Desktop Personal Computer through the EcoLeaf Type III Environmental Label

Author

Fuse, Kensuke ; Oikawa, Satoshi

fYear

2005

Firstpage

955

Lastpage

956

Abstract

EcoLeaf is a Japanese version of Type III environmental labeling program launched in June 2002 promoted by the Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry. Fujitsu joined EcoLeaf program from its trial stage and became Japan´s first personal computer (PC) manufacture to receive EcoLeaf environmental label certification. So far, Fujitsu has acquired thirty one labels for PCs and two for magneto-optic disc drives as of Aug 2005. In this study, notebook and desktop PC, which EcoLeaf Type III labels are certified, are analyzed and the potentials for effective environmental loads reduction are discussed

Keywords

DP industry; disc drives; environmental management; magneto-optical recording; microcomputers; notebook computers; Ecoleaf program; Fujitsu; Japan; desktop personal computer manufacture; environmental label; environmental management association; magneto-optic disc drives; notebook; Certification; Computer aided manufacturing; Drives; Environmental management; Labeling; Magnetic analysis; Magnetooptic effects; Manufacturing industries; Microcomputers; Personal communication networks; EcoLeaf; LCA; Personal Computer; Type III Label;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 2005. Eco Design 2005. Fourth International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0081-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619389

Filename

1619389