Implementation of Eco-design in the Electronic Sector

Implementation of Eco-design in the Electronic Sector

Paper in proceedings (conference paper)

The environment is changing dramatically for many reasons that are influenced by human activities. In some parts of the earth are natural ecosystems, which assure the life of people as forests, land, rivers including drink water and many others, at the limit of exhausting. There are increasing consumption and production, surpassing economical interests, more and more people and growing poverty, that all makes enormous pressure on these ecosystems. This realty asks to start systematically activities to help to control life condition. Eco-design is complex activity leading to the reduction of environmental impacts throughout increasing of material and energy saving and elimination of hazardous substances and materials.

The environment is changing dramatically for many reasons that are influenced by human activities. In some parts of the earth are natural ecosystems, which assure the life of people as forests, land, rivers including drink water and many others, at the limit of exhausting. There are increasing consumption and production, surpassing economical interests, more and more people and growing poverty, that all makes enormous pressure on these ecosystems. This realty asks to start systematically activities to help to control life condition. Eco-design is complex activity leading to the reduction of environmental impacts throughout increasing of material and energy saving and elimination of hazardous substances and materials.

Eco-design, environment, electronics sector

Szendiuch,I.

01.01.2005

Kiiminiki

951-98002-7-1

Proceedings of IMAPS Nordic Conference

104

7

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