• DocumentCode
    2114493
  • Title

    Environmental implications of RFID

  • Author

    Thomas, Valerie M.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Ind. & Syst. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    19-22 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    5
  • Abstract
    Four environmental applications of radiofrequency identification tags are discussed: (1) reduction of traffic congestions through RFID-enabled congestion pricing; (2) rewards for recycling using RFID transponders on curbside recycling bins; (3) environmental information about products accessed through consumer cell-phones or PDAs; and (4) use of RFID tags on products to make recycling and reuse easier. In addition, environmental drawbacks of RFID are discussed, as well as options for resolving these drawbacks.
  • Keywords
    environmental factors; radiofrequency identification; congestion pricing; curbside recycling bins; environmental implications; radiofrequency identification tags; traffic congestions; Air pollution; Cities and towns; Petroleum; Pricing; RFID tags; Radiofrequency identification; Recycling; Transponders; Waste management; Waste materials; RFID; congestion pricing; recycling; waste management;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electronics and the Environment, 2008. ISEE 2008. IEEE International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2272-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2298-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISEE.2008.4562916
  • Filename
    4562916