Sustainability Assessment of Reuse and Recycling Management Options for End-of-Life Computers-Korean and Japanese Case Study Analysis
The depletion of natural resources and global warming have increased in severity globally. In the industrial field, assembly products, such as electronic products, should be disassembled for recycling and reuse to deal with these problems. Reuse and recycling can contribute to reducing GreenHouse Ga...
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| author | Jaeho Han Hiromasa Ijuin Yuki Kinoshita Tetsuo Yamada Shuho Yamada Masato Inoue |
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| description | The depletion of natural resources and global warming have increased in severity globally. In the industrial field, assembly products, such as electronic products, should be disassembled for recycling and reuse to deal with these problems. Reuse and recycling can contribute to reducing GreenHouse Gas (GHG) emissions and less depletion of natural resources since GHG emissions for virgin material production can be saved using reused components and recycled materials. However, each component of selling revenue and material-based GHG emissions depends on the country because of the different energy mixes of electrical power. Moreover, each collected component embedded in End-of-Life (EOL) products needs to be selected as a life cycle option based on its remaining life. The purpose of this study is to decide life cycle options such as reuse, recycling, and disposal of each component environmentally-friendly and economically in Korea and Japanese cases for computers. Firstly, selecting the life cycle option for each component was formulated by 0–1 integer programming with ε constraints. Next, GHG emissions, profits, and costs in Korea and Japan were estimated and analyzed for each component. Finally, Korean and Japanese cases were analyzed to obtain an economic value in the same material-based GHG saving rate with each component’s life cycle option selection by comparing each EOL product data. In the experiments, GHG recovery efficiency was higher in Japan 43 [g/Yen] than one in Korea 28 [g/Yen]. Therefore, it was better to retrieve and reutilize the components in Korea. However, if the maximum GHG recovery efficiency is desired, Japan is a better option. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5e6e033262744e9a898bb2ea5dfaa5ae2023-11-22T15:02:46ZengMDPI AGRecycling2313-43212021-08-01635510.3390/recycling6030055Sustainability Assessment of Reuse and Recycling Management Options for End-of-Life Computers-Korean and Japanese Case Study AnalysisJaeho Han0Hiromasa Ijuin1Yuki Kinoshita2Tetsuo Yamada3Shuho Yamada4Masato Inoue5Department of Informatics, The University of Electro-Communications, 1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Tokyo 182-8585, JapanDepartment of Informatics, The University of Electro-Communications, 1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Tokyo 182-8585, JapanDepartment of Informatics, The University of Electro-Communications, 1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Tokyo 182-8585, JapanDepartment of Informatics, The University of Electro-Communications, 1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Tokyo 182-8585, JapanDepartment of Systems Innovation, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyoku, Tokyo 113-8656, JapanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Informatics, Meiji University, 1-1-1 Higashi-Mita, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 214-8571, JapanThe depletion of natural resources and global warming have increased in severity globally. In the industrial field, assembly products, such as electronic products, should be disassembled for recycling and reuse to deal with these problems. Reuse and recycling can contribute to reducing GreenHouse Gas (GHG) emissions and less depletion of natural resources since GHG emissions for virgin material production can be saved using reused components and recycled materials. However, each component of selling revenue and material-based GHG emissions depends on the country because of the different energy mixes of electrical power. Moreover, each collected component embedded in End-of-Life (EOL) products needs to be selected as a life cycle option based on its remaining life. The purpose of this study is to decide life cycle options such as reuse, recycling, and disposal of each component environmentally-friendly and economically in Korea and Japanese cases for computers. Firstly, selecting the life cycle option for each component was formulated by 0–1 integer programming with ε constraints. Next, GHG emissions, profits, and costs in Korea and Japan were estimated and analyzed for each component. Finally, Korean and Japanese cases were analyzed to obtain an economic value in the same material-based GHG saving rate with each component’s life cycle option selection by comparing each EOL product data. In the experiments, GHG recovery efficiency was higher in Japan 43 [g/Yen] than one in Korea 28 [g/Yen]. Therefore, it was better to retrieve and reutilize the components in Korea. However, if the maximum GHG recovery efficiency is desired, Japan is a better option.https://www.mdpi.com/2313-4321/6/3/55GHG emissionslife cycle optionAsian life cycle inventory database0–1 integer programmingdisassembly |
| spellingShingle | Jaeho Han Hiromasa Ijuin Yuki Kinoshita Tetsuo Yamada Shuho Yamada Masato Inoue Sustainability Assessment of Reuse and Recycling Management Options for End-of-Life Computers-Korean and Japanese Case Study Analysis Recycling GHG emissions life cycle option Asian life cycle inventory database 0–1 integer programming disassembly |
| title | Sustainability Assessment of Reuse and Recycling Management Options for End-of-Life Computers-Korean and Japanese Case Study Analysis |
| title_full | Sustainability Assessment of Reuse and Recycling Management Options for End-of-Life Computers-Korean and Japanese Case Study Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Sustainability Assessment of Reuse and Recycling Management Options for End-of-Life Computers-Korean and Japanese Case Study Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainability Assessment of Reuse and Recycling Management Options for End-of-Life Computers-Korean and Japanese Case Study Analysis |
| title_short | Sustainability Assessment of Reuse and Recycling Management Options for End-of-Life Computers-Korean and Japanese Case Study Analysis |
| title_sort | sustainability assessment of reuse and recycling management options for end of life computers korean and japanese case study analysis |
| topic | GHG emissions life cycle option Asian life cycle inventory database 0–1 integer programming disassembly |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2313-4321/6/3/55 |
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