Title :
Systems evaluation of integrated treatment and recycling system for post-use electric home appliances
Author :
Yoshida, Takuya ; Fukumoto, C. ; Otsuka, Y.
Author_Institution :
Hitachi Res. Lab., Japan
Abstract :
A new recycling plant for post-use electric home appliances was constructed and is currently under demonstration. The environmental performance of the new recycling scenario was assessed by means of LCA in comparison with those of conventional recycling/disposal scenarios. The conventional scenarios selected were a shredding system with iron recovery and landfilling without recovery of valuable materials. It is concluded that the proposed scenario using the new recycling plant significantly reduces environmental burdens compared with the conventional options. Also a framework of the systems evaluation including materials balance simulation and treatment cost estimation is explained
Keywords :
domestic appliances; life cycle costing; recycling; LCA; demonstration; environmental burdens; environmental performance; iron recovery; landfilling; life cycle assessment; materials balance simulation; post-use electric home appliances; recycling plant; shredding system; treatment cost estimation; Costs; Electrical capacitance tomography; Environmental economics; Environmental management; Home appliances; Iron; Manufacturing; Recycling; Waste management; Waste materials;
Conference_Titel :
Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 1999. Proceedings. EcoDesign '99: First International Symposium On
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0007-2
DOI :
10.1109/ECODIM.1999.747618
