Calculating environmentally weighted recyclability of consumer electronic products using different environmental assessment models

Author

Huisman, Jaco ; Stevels ; Middendorf, Andreas

Author_Institution

Design for Sustainability Res. Group, Delft Univ. of Technol., Netherlands

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

88

Lastpage

93

Abstract

The environmentally weighted recycling quotes (EWRQ) approach focuses on the determination of environmentally weighted recycling scores rather than weight-based recycling scores. This approach describes much better what is happening in end-of-life scenarios, from the environmental perspective. It is a very powerful concept in assessing recyclability and end-of-life scenarios in general. It takes into account the environmental impact of treatment steps and the value of secondary materials. This paper presents the results of integrating three completely different environmental assessment models into the EWRQ concept: the Eco-Indicator ´95, the Eco-Indicator ´99 and the Fraunhofer IZM Toxic Potential Indicator

Keywords

consumer electronics; recycling; Eco-Indicator ´95; Eco-Indicator ´99; Fraunhofer IZM Toxic Potential Indicator; consumer electronic products; end-of-life scenarios; environmental assessment models; environmental perspective; environmentally weighted recyclability; secondary materials value; treatment steps environmental impact; Assembly; Consumer electronics; Costs; Electronic mail; Glass; Incineration; Legislation; Plastics; Recycling;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronics and the Environment, 2001. Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Denver, CO

ISSN

1095-2020

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6655-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISEE.2001.924507

Filename

924507