ECO-DESIGN IN PRACTICE - CASE STUDY WITH COMPUTER MOUSE
DS 36: Proceedings DESIGN 2006, the 9th International Design Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Year: 2006
Editor: Marjanovic, D.
Author: Stachura, M.P.
Section: ECO DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION WORKSHOP
Page(s): 1427-1434
Abstract
Eco-design has been a widely discussed issue in the past few years. The reason for this is not only the ongoing changes in legal frameworks (regarding the environmental aspects of consumer products). But there is also a growing environmental consciousness of the customer. This forces producers to seriously reflect on this issue. This article introduce a simple and practical methodology to product developers. The advantage of this approach is its potential to implement a complex product analysis within a relatively short period of time and to subsequently facilitate effective product improvements.
Keywords: eco-assessment, effectiveness, standards, legislation