Abstract
Growing interest in alternative consumption models (e.g., circular economy, sharing
economy) bring forth the need for new methods to better quantify the environmental impacts of reuse and specifically, secondary consumers. In this paper, we suggest using market data and economic depreciation to assess the full lifespan of products and allocate the environmental impacts of consumption across multiple users that reuse or share the same product. We demonstrate our approach using the case of smartphones and cars.
economy) bring forth the need for new methods to better quantify the environmental impacts of reuse and specifically, secondary consumers. In this paper, we suggest using market data and economic depreciation to assess the full lifespan of products and allocate the environmental impacts of consumption across multiple users that reuse or share the same product. We demonstrate our approach using the case of smartphones and cars.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | PLATE – Product lifetimes and the environment |
| Subtitle of host publication | 3rd PLATE Conference, September 18–20, 2019 Berlin, Germany |
| Editors | Nils F. Nissen, Melanie Jaeger-Erben |
| Place of Publication | Berlin |
| Publisher | Universitätsverlag der TU Berlin |
| Pages | 509-512 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-7983-3125-9 |
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| State | Published - 2021 |
| Event | PLATE - Product Lifetimes And The Environment: Proceedings 3rd PLATE CONFERENCE, BERLIN, GERMANY 18–20 September 2019 - Berlin, Germany Duration: 18 Sep 2019 → 20 Sep 2019 Conference number: 3 https://www.plateconference.org/plate-2019-conference/call-for-contributions/ |
Conference
| Conference | PLATE - Product Lifetimes And The Environment |
|---|---|
| Country/Territory | Germany |
| City | Berlin |
| Period | 18/09/19 → 20/09/19 |
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Keywords
- product lifetimes
- environment
- production
- consumption
- life cycle
- LCA
- Reuse
- Depreciation
- Lifespan
