Reutilização de lixo eletrônico no design de novos produtos

Abstract

Electronics products are widely used in the XXI century that provides convenience to human beigns. From industrial equipment to small cellphones, these products are strongly inserted in daily life. Although, in opposit to countless convenience these materials proffer, comes the environmental degradation. Beggining with the conception of the electronics, where its obsolescence is planned as a manipulator stratagem of its life cycle, which allows manufacturers to keep products rotativity in a way the consumers have to renew their belongings often. This practice is very common and have been created unsustainable waste for the planet. Another negative point is that in many countries, there is no suitable plan for reuse of electronic waste and it’s a big problem, considering that this kind of waste has lots of toxic components in it. Based on these considerations, this paper puts the reuse as one of the possible solutions to extend the life cycle of what will become electronic waste. So, in order to help selection of raw material to be used were evaluated what kind of electronic waste are discarded more frequently based on information from a company that works with these waste. Also was made a verification about the projects that works with e-waste reuse. The intention was to create from the collected e-waste and based on trials, an artifact that enables the upcycle in low range from electronic waste. This product should not to be refer something that was made from waste, but rather add value and become wanted by the consumer. So a product was created from raw materials that came from discarded electronics for demonstrate that it’s possible to create an enjoyable experience in potential users.