UsingPLMformanagingsubstanceregulationsandmeetingrecyclabilitytargetsDr.DebaDuttaProfessorofMechanicalEngineeringDirector,PLMAllianceUniversityofMichigan,AnnArborFrequentlyinthenews…“Over130,000PCsarereplacedeverydayinAmericaalone,andonlyatenthorsoarerecycled…”-RecyclingoldcomputersTheEconomist(27thJan2005)“(EPA)officials…weremovingtoimposestricterrequirementsinthe1991leadandcopperregulationsstartingnextyear,becauseofproblemswithleadindrinkingwaterinWashington,D.C.”-AmovetowardsstricterleadmonitoringTheNewYorkTimes(8thMar2005)Source:[White,et.al.]JournalofCleanerProductionLifecycleofaproductPresentationOverviewEmergenceofproductend-of-liferelatedre...
