2002 · 45 citations · 0 references
Consumer ElectronicsProduct End-of-life ScenariosEngineeringElectronic ProductsIndustrial EngineeringEnd-of-life ScenariosTechnology AssessmentSocial SciencesWestern EuropeInternational ComparisonReliability EngineeringConsumer Product SafetySmart ProductElectronic PackagingTechnology TransferEnd-of-life ProductDesignLifecycle ModelProduct Life CycleDevice ReliabilityMarketingProduct SafetyIndustrial DesignLife Cycle AssessmentTechnology
This paper presents an overview of the differences in end-of-life scenarios and legislation for electronic products across different regions in the world, i.e. Japan, Western Europe and the United States. It is analyzed what decisive factors that the cause of the differences and how these relate to the producing companies' aim of designing products with a low impact in the end-of-life phase. Some concluding remark are made about future developments in this respect.