Title :
European environmental legislation in electronics and its potential impact on Far Eastern suppliers
Author :
Low, Ming K. ; Williams, David J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Manuf. Eng., Loughborough Univ., UK
Abstract :
Suppliers in the Far East account for over 45% of electronic imports into the UK and the rest of Europe. This paper examines the consequences of environmental legislation that will affect the commercial position of suppliers in the Far East by forcing them to take products back, remanufacture in Europe or accommodate the negative effects associated with the environmental impacts of product transport from the Far East to Europe
Keywords :
consumer electronics; design engineering; electronic equipment manufacture; environmental factors; legislation; European environmental legislation; Far Eastern suppliers; electronic imports; electronics; environmental impact; environmental legislation; product remanufacture; product return; product transport; supplier commercial position; Asia; Consumer electronics; Electronic equipment; Electronic equipment manufacture; Electronic waste; Europe; Legislation; Manufacturing; Proposals; Recycling;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics Packaging Technology Conference, 1998. Proceedings of 2nd
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5141-X
DOI :
10.1109/EPTC.1998.756003
