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A Study on the Standard Method to Calculate Recyclability Rate of Electrical and Electronic Equipments

전기전자제품의 재활용가능률 표준산정방법에 관한 연구

  • Published : 2009.03.31
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Abstract

European directive DIRECTIVE 2002/96/EC requires the minimum recycling & recovery rate on the waste electrical and electronic equipments (WEEE). But, they do not have guidelines on the calculation methods for recycling and recovery rate. A standard method to calculate recyclability and recoverability rate of products in the designing stage is necessary for the manufacturers so that they can reflect the calculated result to the improvement of product design. In this work, we investigated the existing calculation methods for the recycling and recovery rates of WEEE and the recyclability and recoverability rates of electrical and electronic equipments (EEE). A method for the calculation of recyclability and recoverability rates for the EEE products in the development stage was developed. The newly-developed calculation method was applied to some EEE products and the calculated results were evaluated.

EU의 WEEE 지침에서는 전기전자제품의 생산자들이 반드시 달성하여야 하는 재활용률과 재생률의 목표치를 설정해 놓았다. 하지만 어떻게 재활용률과 재생률을 계산해야 하는지는 규정하지 않았다. 생산자의 입장에서는 설계단계에서 제품의 폐기단계에서의 재활용률과 재생률을 예측하고 결과를 설계의 개선에 반영하기 위하여 제품의 재활용가능률과 재생가능률을 산정해 볼 수 있는 표준방법이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 전기전자제품의 생산자들이 개발되는 제품의 재활용가능률 및 재생가능률을 산정할 수 있는 방법들을 조사하고 폐기단계에서의 재활용률과 재생률과 유사한 결과를 얻을 수 있는 재활용가능률과 재생가능률의 산정방법을 개발하였다. 개발된 방법은 여러 가지 종류의 가전제품에 적용하여 결과를 검정해 보았다.

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