The eco-efficiency of reuse centres critically explored - The washing machine case

Proceedings of the 13th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, LCE 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 219-226

  Devoldere, Tom ^a   Dewulf, Wim ^a   Willems, Barbara ^a   Duflou, Joost R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Life cycle environmental impact; Life time optimisation; Reuse; Total cost of ownership; Washing machine

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WASHING; WASHING MACHINES;

ECO-EFFICIENCY; INPUT PARAMETER; LIFE-CYCLE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFETIME EXTENSION; OPTIMISATIONS; REUSE; TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS; TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 85075827996     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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