Design for Environment - Focus Areas
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Materials of concern
- Reduction
- Elimination/substitution
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Design for disassembly and reuse
- Assembly technology and materials
- Reduction in number of materials used
- Reduction in use of coatings and other inseparable materials
configurations
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Volume reduction
- Manufacturing
- Products (EOL disposition)
Published July 13, 2000; WTEC Workshop on Environmentally Benign Manufacturing (EBM) Technologies