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Improving recyclability by design: a case study of fibre optic cable

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  • Wright, Elizabeth
  • Azapagic, Adisa
  • Stevens, Gary
  • Mellor, Warren
  • Clift, Roland

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Producer responsibility and take-back legislation in Europe place responsibility on the manufactures for the recovery and recycling of end-of-life products. This will inevitably require the manufacturers to rethink the way products are designed and manufactured in order to improve their recyclability. This paper illustrates on the case of a fibre optic cable how this can be achieved in a practical and relatively easy way, leading to both environmental and economic benefits. The case study compares the current design the 96 fibre optic cable with several proposed design modifications with the aim of identifying the design option that would enable an easy end-of-life disassembly and recycling of component materials. The designs are evaluated on a life cycle basis for both economic and environmental impacts using the CHAin management of Materials and Products (CHAMP) methodology. CHAMP combines elements of process and design engineering with life cycle approaches to enable the user to explore technical, economic and environmental consequences of different material, process and technological options, including material recovery and recycling. CHAMP is therefore particularly well suited for addressing the requirements of the take-back and producer responsibility legislation.

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  • Wright, Elizabeth & Azapagic, Adisa & Stevens, Gary & Mellor, Warren & Clift, Roland, 2005. "Improving recyclability by design: a case study of fibre optic cable," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 44(1), pages 37-50.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:recore:v:44:y:2005:i:1:p:37-50
    DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2004.09.005
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    1. Andiç, Esen & Yurt, Öznur & Baltacıoğlu, Tunçdan, 2012. "Green supply chains: Efforts and potential applications for the Turkish market," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 58(C), pages 50-68.
    2. Li, Liquan & Liu, Gongqi & Pan, Dean & Wang, Wei & Wu, Yufeng & Zuo, Tieyong, 2017. "Overview of the recycling technology for copper-containing cables," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 126(C), pages 132-140.

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