Title :
End of life recycling through free enterprise
Author :
Smith, Douglas ; Small, Mark
Abstract :
The authors describe how the end of life recycling of electronic products can be done at no added cost to society. Recycling infrastructure for electronic waste exists in the United States today that can be both environmentally and economically sustainable. They detail how Sony, over the last ten years, has implemented a three-stage process that has addressed the end of life issues
Keywords :
recycling; Sony; USA; electronic products; electronic waste; end of life recycling; free enterprise; recycling infrastructure; Acceleration; Consumer electronics; Costs; Electronic waste; Environmental economics; Investments; Manufacturing; North America; Recycling; Warranties;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and the Environment, 2001. Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6655-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISEE.2001.924510
