Non-energy related policy options to foster eco-design of electronics products

Digest of Technical Papers - IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 281-285

  Maxwell, Dorothy ^a   McAndrew, Laure ^a   Schischke, Karsten ^b   Stobbe, Lutz ^b   Nissen, Nils F ^b   White, Owen ^c  

^a Global View Sustainability Services (GVSS) Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b FRAUNHOFER IZM   (Germany)

^c Collingwood Environmental Planning Limited ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bio based material; commercial refrigeration; computers; ecodesign; fluorinated greenhouse gas emissions; imaging equipment; life cycle; lighting; recyclability; televisions

Indexed keywords

BIO-BASED MATERIALS; DESIGN FEATURES; DESIGN OPTION; ECODESIGN; ELECTRONICS PRODUCTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN PRODUCTS; GREEN TECHNOLOGY; IMAGING EQUIPMENT; LIFETIME EXTENSION; NON-ENERGY; POLICY FRAMEWORK; POLICY MEASURES; POLICY OPTIONS; RECYCLABILITY; RECYCLED PLASTICS; RESOURCE CONSUMPTION; USE PHASE;

COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION; CONSUMER ELECTRONICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; RECYCLING;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 80054805279     PISSN: 0747668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICCE-Berlin.2011.6031846     Document Type: Conference Paper

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