Design for Recycling

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Design for Recycling
Sus tai nabl e
Dev el opment
Indus tr i al
Ecol ogy
DFR
DFE
Ener gy Us e
Reducti on
Subs tance
Reducti on
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Design for Recycling
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Proper consideration of a product's environmental impact
during the product's design phase is of paramount
importance for American electronic manufacturers. Not
only to avoid increased regulation and potential
environmental liability, but, also, to maintain
competitiveness in a marketplace full of increasingly
environmentally conscious consumers.
Why is DFR Important?
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Why is DFR Important?
A competitive issue
At the heart of the decline of competitiveness is
the failureto create industries of the future--
Gary Hamel, London Business School
A bottom line issue
Once industrialists think about it at all seriously,
they almost inevitably see the financial advantages
of investments in environmental technology--
Hugh Faulkner, Business Council for Sustainable
Development

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Why is DFR Important?
A legal issue
12 countries have take-back laws on the books
26 States have passed laws addressing e-waste
Most popular format is Extended Producer
Responsibility (EPR)
For more information on state laws visit
www.electronicsrecycling.org/

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Design for Recycling
Two elements
Design for Reuse
Reuse--The ability to take an item after it has
been expended and inject it back into the
production or repair process in its initially
designed form.
Design for Recycling
Recycling--The ability to take an item after it
has been expended and return it to usefulness
in an alternative form or as a commodity.


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Design for Recyclability
Design for Recycling
Molding versus labels
IC recovery
Packing material recovery
Design for Reuse
Toner Cartridge Recovery
Disposable cameras

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Reuse
Extending product life
Avoid manufacturing new products
Help bridge the digital divide
Potential Manufacturing Cost Savings
Issues
Interchangeability
Data Erasure

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Design for Recycling
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Closed Loop Reuse/Recovery
M anufactur i ng
Oper ati ons
Dem anufactur i ng
P r o d u c t
L i f e
Oper ati ons
I C' s
P M
F e r r o u s
N o n -
P l a s t i c s
M e t a l s
F e r r o u s
M e t a l s
G l a s s
Techni cal
Data
Co s t s , R e v e n u e s ,
M e t h o d s , . . .
M ater i al
Inv entor y
Engi neer i ng
Des i gn
P r o d u c t i o n
D e s i g n
P r e -
Reuse
CAD
Tool s
Al ter nati v e
Us es
l e a d s m e l t i n g ,
p l a s t i c c o m p o s i t e s ,
c a s t i n g s , . . .
Recycl i ng
Sur pl us
&
Scr ap
P a c k i n g
Figure 1: Closed loop reuse/recycling system

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Recycling Methodologies
Two Primary Methodologies
Demanufacturing
Destructive Disassembly (shredding)
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Recycling Improvements
Economic Improvements
Decrease disassembly time
Increase liberated value
Decrease learning curve
Environmental Improvements
Increase recyclable content




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Disassembly Curve
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Disassembly Time
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Common DFR Analysis Results
Dissimilar connection methodologies across
subassemblies
Labeling issues
BOM issues
Complexity of interconnect design
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How can design for reuse and design for recycling be
incorporated into the initial product design process?
By giving the designer an awareness of the reuse/recycling
processes, design decisions can be made that will minimize
the product's end of life cycle environmental impact.
In many cases these decisions will not impact overall
product cost, especially when overall product life costs
are considered.
In some cases, these decisions can only be made by
tradeoff analysis.
Conclusion