Conference paper
End of life environmental assessment of micro technologies: the need for the carrot or the stick?
Manufacturing Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark1
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark2
Residual Resource Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark3
Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark4
The paper presents the importance of understanding the environmental implications of the end of life of micro technology. A brief overview of different management approaches of micro waste is shown, such as landfill, incineration, recycling, reuse and prevention is given. However, the management of waste is subject to a number of directives and regulations (in Europe) or a “stick” forcing the industry to minimise the environmental impacts of micro waste.
In contrast, there are strong drivers, the “carrot” that can stimulate the industry to design micro technology following EcoDesign principle. On one hand the industry is faced with legal sticks to minimise the impacts of waste, on the other hand the industry is offered a number of carrots that could present strong financial and environmental advantages compared to other products providing the same service.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | rps online |
Year: | 2010 |
Pages: | 143-146 |
Proceedings: | 7th International Conference on Multi-Material Micro Manufacture |
ISBN: | 9810865554 and 9789810865559 |
Types: | Conference paper |
ORCIDs: | Hansen, Hans Nørgaard |