The WEEE Challenge Case Milwind Montero
THE WEEE CHALLENGE CASE
MGNT 710
PROF. SANDRA ROTHENBERG
MILWINDA MONTERO
The WEEE Challenge Case
Why are there so many different strategies in responding WEEE?
Nowadays, technological equipment are one of the major concerns in management of wastes due to their rapid change and short use life. The availability of many different models, shapes and materials makes them a challenge when it comes to their end of life. Which one to choose? This is the question that many companies try to answer in the most appropriate way.
An onesize-fits-all approach to managing all WEEE is not the solution, for this reason; there are many strategies to response this failure based on the product itself and the type of material the company is interested in recover either via individual or collective systems.. The
EEE are exported all over the world and it is not an issue that a specific locality must address.
This problem is a tragedy of the commons in many aspects for example, if in EU is prohibited the use of a specific substance but in America is not, it is not fair to EU if the Americans producers manufacture an equipment with elements considered hazardous to EU. As well as, if a consumer decides to put the WEEE into the normal garbage just because for instance is a small product or doesn’t have time to do the proper disposal, how much this kind of behavior will impact the environment? How many people as him/her will take this conduct?
For each step in the product life cycle, how might WEEE influence changing practice and technology? To fulfill the requirements demanded by the WEEE regulator, companies feel the need to change their vision and analyze the complete life cycle of the product. They will take into consideration the design, processing, manufacturing, use, and disposal stages of products.
Design/Materials: In this stage the designer will need to think out of the box, eliminate completely the hazardous materials prohibited by RoHS, use of technical nutrients (Use
MGNT 710
PROF. SANDRA ROTHENBERG
MILWINDA MONTERO
The WEEE Challenge Case
Why are there so many different strategies in responding WEEE?
Nowadays, technological equipment are one of the major concerns in management of wastes due to their rapid change and short use life. The availability of many different models, shapes and materials makes them a challenge when it comes to their end of life. Which one to choose? This is the question that many companies try to answer in the most appropriate way.
An onesize-fits-all approach to managing all WEEE is not the solution, for this reason; there are many strategies to response this failure based on the product itself and the type of material the company is interested in recover either via individual or collective systems.. The
EEE are exported all over the world and it is not an issue that a specific locality must address.
This problem is a tragedy of the commons in many aspects for example, if in EU is prohibited the use of a specific substance but in America is not, it is not fair to EU if the Americans producers manufacture an equipment with elements considered hazardous to EU. As well as, if a consumer decides to put the WEEE into the normal garbage just because for instance is a small product or doesn’t have time to do the proper disposal, how much this kind of behavior will impact the environment? How many people as him/her will take this conduct?
For each step in the product life cycle, how might WEEE influence changing practice and technology? To fulfill the requirements demanded by the WEEE regulator, companies feel the need to change their vision and analyze the complete life cycle of the product. They will take into consideration the design, processing, manufacturing, use, and disposal stages of products.
Design/Materials: In this stage the designer will need to think out of the box, eliminate completely the hazardous materials prohibited by RoHS, use of technical nutrients (Use