naa a22 4500 510806317 CHVBK 20180411083420.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20131001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11625-012-0194-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11625-012-0194-0 Evaluating the sustainability potential of a white goods refurbishment program [Elektronische Daten] [Maurice O'Connell, Stewart Hickey, Colin Fitzpatrick] A sustainable national policy on waste electronic and electrical equipment reuse has to ensure an integrated environmental economic and social approach. In this paper, a quantitative model is developed that permits a comparative analysis of re-use and non-re-use scenarios from an environmental and economic perspective. The model demonstrates the importance of considering user consumption profiles and the changing national electricity generation portfolio in determining the best end-of-life strategy, whether it should be reuse or recycling. A case study of Ireland is used to demonstrate the model. From a social perspective, qualitative aspects of reuse, such as the job creation potential and the impact on prosperity for low income families, are also considered. Reuse of white goods, if conducted through social enterprises, will create more employment than an equivalent amount of recycling for those most vulnerable to unemployment. Any environmental and social dividends from re-use can be realized only in the context of an economically sustainable system. This would include such factors as a secure supply of suitable equipment, a competitive cost base and sufficient revenues from sales and other sources in order for the business to survive. In an attempt to examine whether a white goods re-use program could possibly operate in a competitive manner with new appliances, this study has examined examples of comparable businesses operating in the EU as well as interpreting data on consumer demand. Springer Japan, 2012 White goods nationallicence Reuse nationallicence Sustainability nationallicence Life cycle assessment nationallicence Renewable energy nationallicence O'Connell Maurice Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland aut Hickey Stewart Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland aut Fitzpatrick Colin Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland aut Sustainability Science Springer Japan 8/4(2013-10-01), 529-541 1862-4065 8:4<529 2013 8 11625 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-012-0194-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-012-0194-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- O'Connell Maurice Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hickey Stewart Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fitzpatrick Colin Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Sustainability Science Springer Japan 8/4(2013-10-01), 529-541 1862-4065 8:4<529 2013 8 11625 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer