Using the recyclability index of materials as a tool for design for disassembly

G. Villalba; M. Segarra; J. M. Chimenos; F. Espiell

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2004.03.026

Using the recyclability index of materials as a tool for design for disassembly

G. Villalba, M. Segarra, J. M. Chimenos, F. Espiell

Department of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering

Universitat de Barcelona (UB)

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Abstract

The recyclability index of materials (R) is used to determine if it is economically feasible to disassemble a product. First, a percentage of the product that is composed with materials with a high R is calculated. This gives an estimate of how much of the product can be recycled theoretically. Then, a profit-to-loss margin for recycling is calculated to determine whether it is economically feasible to recover that percentage of materials with high R previously calculated. If the margin is positive, then it is economically possible to recycle that product, and if it is negative certain actions could be taken in order to make the margin positive.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	195-200
Number of pages	6
Journal	Ecological Economics
Volume	50
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2004.03.026
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2004

Keywords

Disassembly
Recyclability index
Recycling

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