Industry attitudes towards ecodesign standards for improved resource efficiency

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 123, Issue , 2016, Pages 155-166

  Dalhammar, Carl ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Circular Economy; Design for recycling; Ecodesign; Ecodesign Directive; Product policy; Resource efficiency

Indexed keywords

COMMINUTION; COMPLIANCE CONTROL; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; DESIGN; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MANUFACTURE; PRODUCT DESIGN; RECYCLING; STANDARDS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

CIRCULAR ECONOMY; DESIGN FOR RECYCLING; ECODESIGN PRACTICES; EUROPEAN MANUFACTURERS; EUROPEAN REGULATION; PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITIES; PRODUCT POLICY; RESOURCE EFFICIENCIES;

ECODESIGN;

EID: 84952333679     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.12.035     Document Type: Article

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