Title :
End-of-life management of telecommunications equipment: case study, business case, and policy implications
Author :
Blazek, M. ; Lal, Pyare ; DeBartolo, M.
Author_Institution :
Environ. Health & Safety, AT&T, Pleasanton, CA, USA
Abstract :
As a result of organizational changes and rapid expansion of the telecommunications sector, AT&T faces challenges regarding the environmentally efficient end-of-life management of vintage/surplus telecommunications equipment in its Central Offices. This paper will describe AT&T´s Case Study and Business Case regarding the end-of-life management of such telecommunications equipment. This project is considered a key pilot for AT&T´s internal Industrial Ecology strategy
Keywords :
ecology; environmental factors; telecommunication equipment; AT&T; end-of-life management; environmental efficiency; industrial ecology; telecommunications equipment; Business; Central office; Companies; Computer aided software engineering; Electronic equipment; Electronic equipment testing; Environmental economics; Environmental factors; Environmental management; Health and safety;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and the Environment, 1998. ISEE-1998. Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Oak Brook, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4295-X
DOI :
10.1109/ISEE.1998.675045
