title: Electronic labelling in recycling of manufactured articles.
abstract: The concept of a recycling system aiming at the recovery of resources from manufactured articles is proposed. The system integrates electronic labels for product identification and internet for global data exchange. A prototype for the recycling of electric motors has been developed, which implements a condition-based recycling decision system to automatically select the environmentally and economically appropriate recycling strategy, thereby opening a potential market for second-hand motors and creating a profitable recycling process itself. The project has been designed to evaluate the feasibility of electronic identification applied on a large number of motors and to validate the system in real field conditions.
authors.affiliation: Warsaw University of Technology, Narbutta 85, 02-524 Warsaw, Poland. l.olejnik@wip.pw.edu.pl
authors.forename: Lech
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Olejnik
authors.forename: Alfred
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krammer
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004581:Electronics; D017743:Equipment Reuse; D007391:International Cooperation; D020407:Internet; D011356:Product Labeling