Salvageability becoming law
- 1 August 1994
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Spectrum
- Vol. 31 (8) , 18-21
- https://doi.org/10.1109/6.299530
Abstract
Legislation is driving electronics companies to prepare for products for later recycling. The effort foreshadows a future in which most of the content of obsolete electronic products will be reclaimed. The author discusses the green port concept for being developed by a consortium of European electronic equipment manufacturers who are responding to proposed legislation. Through a green port installed in each product, a recycler can access information provided by the product's manufacturer: the material composition of its parts, the location of hazardous components and disassembly instructions. The author also discusses the concept of designing electronic equipment with recycling in mind.<>Keywords
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