Title: Dishwasher's environmental impact analysis and improvement by addressing EUP directive in China dishwasher manufactures

Authors: Liu Zhifeng; Gao Yang; Hu Di; Ling Bo

Addresses: School of Mechanical and Automobile Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, 193 Tunxi Road, Box 124, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China. ' School of Mechanical and Automobile Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, 193 Tunxi Road, Box 124, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China. ' School of Mechanical and Automobile Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, 193 Tunxi Road, Box 124, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China. ' School of Mechanical and Automobile Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, 193 Tunxi Road, Box 124, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China

Abstract: To protect the environment, EU promulgated EUP directive which is more serious and complex than WEEE and RoHS directive. To help dishwasher manufacturers to follow the EUP directive well in China, the environmental impact of the dishwasher in the whole life cycle is systematically assessed based on CML method, and the environmental impact caused by detergent is not included. The impact on the environment caused by dishwasher is interpreted from resource consumption, pollutant emission and environmental impact. Finally, the work system of dishwasher is analysed, and the improvements measures are introduced.

Keywords: dishwasher manufacturing; dishwashers; life cycle assessment; LCA; energy using products; FAHP; fuzzy AHP; analytical hierarchy process; China; environmental impact; resource consumption; pollutant emissions; environmental pollution; EUP directive; EU directives; European Union.

DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2012.045146

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, 2012 Vol.15 No.1, pp.61 - 78

Received: 13 Nov 2010
Accepted: 05 May 2011
Published online: 17 Dec 2014 *

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