Lifetime Extension Approach for decreasing e-wastes

Abstract

Electrical and electronic products (e-products) enabling human being benefit from higher standards of living has become an indispensable part of daily life. Since the e-products obsolete very quickly because of accelerating technological changes and consumption rates, e-waste is believed to be one of the most critical waste issue of coming future. E-waste is any electrical and electronic products that are unwanted, not working, and nearing or at the end of their useful life. The increasing levels of e-waste depending on usage of short lifespan e-products are significant threat to the environment and to human health. Lifetime extension is considered as one of the approaches to decrease or control e-wastes. A computer as an e-product is a system consisting of components, some or all of which may deteriorate over time at different rates mainly due to commercial and technological reasons. In this study, lifetime extension approach has been recommended for computers in which significant components are upgraded to attain threshold performance value.

Keywords

• deterioration
• e-waste
• lifetime extension

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