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Design for recycling
Keijiro (KJ) Masui, Dr. Eng.
Abstract:
Environmental consciousness is now a fundamental focus of product design in
a variety of industries. Currently, companies are reducing emissions,
conserving energy consumption, and eliminating hazardous materials. In
addition to environmental effects during manufacturing and use of products,
companies must also assume that they will be responsible for retiring the
product at the end of its life. Take-back schemes proposed in Europe,
Japan and other regions of the world directly are addressed to the
end-of-life concerns. To avoid costly product retirement, designers must
identify ideal end-of-life strategies before specifying the structural
attributes of the product. Using a survey of
current products and associated end-of-life strategies, this study seeks to
identify these relevant factors, focus on key significant product
characteristics, and develop a methodology that guides product developers
to an optimal end-of-life strategy.
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