A method for manual disassembly analysis to support the ecodesign of electronic displays

Natalia Alonso Movilla, Peggy Zwolinski, Jo Dewulf and Fabrice Mathieux

Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 2016, vol. 114, issue C, 42-58

Abstract: Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) is one of the fastest growing waste streams in contemporary societies. Proper treatment and recovery of WEEE is an important challenge not only because of its content on hazardous substances but also because it contains significant quantities of valuable materials. The pre-processing stage of WEEE recycling plays a major role in the recovery network, in particular when carried out through manual dismantling processes. Dismantling allows components to be separated prior to further treatment. However, recycling organisations usually find this particular stage considerably time-consuming, and hence expensive, since products are not designed to be easily dismantled. One particular waste stream that could reduce dismantling costs through an improved design is the stream of Flat Panel Displays (FPD). However, little detailed data is nowadays available on the dismantling processes, which prevent designing FPD according to the requirements of treatment operators.

Keywords: Design for disassembly; Ecodesign; Liquid-crystal display (LCD); Recovery; Recycling; Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2016.06.018

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