Grantee Research Project Results
2004 Progress Report: Electronic Tags for Product Lifecycle Management
EPA Grant Number: R829585Title: Electronic Tags for Product Lifecycle Management
Investigators: Thomas, Valerie , Wagner, Sigurd
Institution: Princeton University
EPA Project Officer: Aja, Hayley
Project Period: January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2004 (Extended to December 31, 2005)
Project Period Covered by this Report: January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2004
Project Amount: $240,000
RFA: Technology for a Sustainable Environment (2001) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: Sustainable and Healthy Communities , Pollution Prevention/Sustainable Development
Objective:
The objective is to test, demonstrate, and develop the potential application of electronic tags for product lifecycle management.
Progress Summary:
We have developed a system to link existing bar codes on products to web-based dismantlement and recycling instructions. We have collaborated with Motorola to develop a system for retrieving dismantlement information for cell phones.
Future Activities:
In the coming year we will field test use of GPS (global positioning system) locators to track products and materials during end-of-life management.
Journal Articles on this Report : 3 Displayed | Download in RIS Format
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Saar S, Thomas V. Toward trash that thinks: product tags for environmental management. Journal of Industrial Ecology 2002;6(2):133-146. |
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Saar S, Stutz M, Thomas VM. Towards intelligent recycling: a proposal to link bar codes to recycling information. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 2004;41(1):15-22. |
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Thomas VM. Product self-management: evolution in recycling and reuse. Environmental Science & Technology 2003;37(23):5297-5302. |
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Supplemental Keywords:
Innovative technology, Sustainable Industry/Business, Environmental Engineering, Sustainable Environment, Technology for Sustainable Environment, electronic tags, environmental sustainability, environmentally conscious design, environmentally conscious manufacturing, green design, industrial innovations, product life cycle, waste minimization,, RFA, Scientific Discipline, Sustainable Industry/Business, Sustainable Environment, Environmental Chemistry, cleaner production/pollution prevention, Technology for Sustainable Environment, Economics, Environmental Engineering, life cycle analysis, cleaner production, clean technologies, environmentally conscious manufacturing, green design, life cycle inventory, waste minimization, waste reduction, environmental sustainability, clean manufacturing, electronic tags, product life cycle, life cycle assessment, environmental cost analysis, industrial innovations, pollution preventionRelevant Websites:
http://www.princeton.edu/~vmthomas/electronics Exit
Progress and Final Reports:
Original AbstractThe perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoints of the principal investigator and may not represent the views and policies of ORD and EPA. Conclusions drawn by the principal investigators have not been reviewed by the Agency.