Stakeholder Perspectives on E-Waste Take-Back Legislation

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Atasu, Atalay; Ozdemir, Oznur; Van Wassenhove, Luk N.
• 署名单位: University System of Georgia; Georgia Institute of Technology; Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC; Erasmus University Rotterdam; Akdeniz University; INSEAD Business School
• 刊物名称: PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1059-1478
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1937-5956.2012.01364.x
• 发表日期: 2013
• 页码: 382-396
• 关键词: product; DESIGN; RECOVERY; disposal; policies; RESPONSIBILITY; cost

摘要

In this study, we compare two common forms of product take-back legislation implementation: (i) manufacturer-operated systems, where the state imposes certain take-back objectives on manufacturers, and (ii) state-operated systems, where manufacturers or consumers finance take-back through recovery fees. We show that their impacts on different stakeholders, that is, social welfare, manufacturers, consumers, and the environment, can be significantly different and stakeholder preferences for these models vary depending on the operating environments (e.g., production and take-back costs, and environmental externalities). We also consider the impact of operational externalities such as operating and monitoring costs, and show how they affect stakeholder preferences.