Potential opportunities of recycling and reuse of IT equipment : TKV Finland Oy case study

Abstract

The purpose of this final year project was to investigate the potential development of reusing and recycling technology from the point of view of in electronic equipment. TKV Finland Oy, whose head office was located in Helsinki, Finland, and whose activities are focused on sustainable redistribution of electronics, was taken as a model company. The post-customer stage of electronic product life cycle was examined by using TKV Finland Oy as an example, and the current EU legislation on waste electrical and electronic equipment and electrical and electronic equipment waste market was studied. The results of the final year project show positive changes in the waste electronic equipment market affected by recent legislation amendments and indicate aspects to be improved.