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A holistic review of applied methodologies for assessing and selecting the optimal technological alternative from a sustainability perspective
Ibáñez-Forés, valeria; Bovea, María D; Pérez-Belis, Victoria Elsevier (2014-02)Assessing and selecting the optimal technological alternatives in industrial sector is a fundamental tool to improve and adapt the industrial processes to the European legislation, which encourages the incorporation of new ... -
A survey on consumers’ attitude towards storing and end of life strategies of small information and communication technology devices in Spain
Bovea, María D; Ibáñez-Forés, valeria; Pérez-Belis, Victoria; Juan, Pablo Elsevier (2017)This study analyses the current habits and practices towards the store, repair and second-hand purchase of small electrical and electronic devices belonging to the category of information and communication technology (ICT). ... -
A taxonomy of ecodesign tools for interesting environmental requirements into the product design process.
Bovea, María D; Pérez-Belis, Victoria © 2011 Elsevier (2012-01)Over the years a wide range of techniques have been developed to evaluate the environmental performance of products. However, they all consider the environmental aspect of a product in an isolated way, without taking into ... -
An in-depth literature review of the waste electrical and electronic equipment context: Trends and evolution
Pérez-Belis, Victoria; Bovea, María D; Ibáñez-Forés, valeria Sage (2015-01)The consumption of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) is continuously increasing worldwide and, consequently, so is the amount of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) it generates at its end-of-life. ... -
Attitude of the stakeholders involved in the repair and second-hand sale of small household electrical and electronic equipment: Case study in Spain
Bovea, María D; Pérez-Belis, Victoria; Quemades Beltran, Pilar Elsevier (2017-07)The European legal framework for Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) (Directive 2012/19/EU) prioritises reuse strategies against other valorisation options. Along ... -
Consumer attitude towards the repair and the second-hand purchase of small household electrical and electronic equipment. A Spanish case study
Pérez-Belis, Victoria; Braulio-Gonzalo, Marta; Juan, Pablo; Bovea, María D Elsevier (2017-08)This study presents a survey to identify current habits and practices regarding the repair and second-hand purchases of small household electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) in Spain, and to identify the profile of ... -
Consumer behaviour and environmental education in the field of waste electrical and electronic toys: A Spanish case study
Pérez-Belis, Victoria; Bovea, María D; Simó, Amelia Elsevier (2015-02)This paper reports on a project focused on obtaining the current consumption and disposal habits of electrical and electronic toys from a survey aimed at parents of children of nine pre- and primary schools. In addition, ... -
Consumer practices regarding the purchase, use, willingness to repair, and disposal of small electric and electronic equipment: A Spanish survey on kettles
Sandez, Sonia; Ibáñez-Forés, valeria; Pérez-Belis, Victoria; Juan, Pablo Wiley (2023)Repair is one of the main strategies to extend the lifetime of products in the circular economy framework. With the aim of identifying current consumer practices toward the purchase, use, and end of life of electric and ... -
Disassembly properties and material characterisation of household small waste electric and electronic equipment
Bovea, María D; Pérez-Belis, Victoria; Ibáñez-Forés, valeria; Quemades Beltran, Pilar Elsevier (2016-07)This paper is focused on characterising small waste electric and electronic equipment, specifically small household appliances, from two different points of views: disassembly properties and material identification. The ... -
Do users have the ability to self-repair non-complex electrical appliances? Design and development of a self-guided workshop with repair documentation in different formats
Sandez, Sonia; Pérez-Belis, Victoria; Juan, Pablo; Bovea, María D Elsevier (2023)In the context of the circular economy, repair is one of the main strategies to extend the lifespan of products. However, when it comes to non-complex and inexpensive small household electric and electronic equipment (EEE), ... -
Environmental performance of alternative end-of-life scenarios for electrical and electronic equipment: A case study for vacuum cleaners
Pérez-Belis, Victoria; Bakker, Conny; Juan, Pablo; Bovea, María D Elsevier (2017-08)Extending the product life span of electrical and electronic equipment is considered an optimal strategy for resource conservation as consuming new resources to produce new appliances is avoided, and the amount of generated ... -
How do organisations graphically communicate their sustainability? An exploratory analysis based on corporate reports
Bovea, María D; Pérez-Belis, Victoria; Torca-Adell, Laura; Ibáñez-Forés, valeria Elsevier (2021-10-01)Corporate reports containing non-financial information are the main tool that organisations can use to communicate information concerning their sustainability performance to their stakeholders. The use of graphic media to ... -
Identifying design guidelines to meet the circular economy principles: A case study on electric and electronic equipment
Bovea, María D; Pérez-Belis, Victoria Elsevier (2018-08)This study presents a methodology that allows the analysis of how an existing product design meets the design guidelines required from the circular economy perspective, and which are the design guidelines that would need ... -
Incorporation of Circular Aspects into Product Design and Labelling: Consumer Preferences
Bovea, María D; Ibáñez-Forés, valeria; Pérez-Belis, Victoria; Juan, Pablo; Braulio-Gonzalo, Marta; Díaz Ávalos, Carlos MDPI (2018)The transition to a circular economy requires a fundamental change in products and the way they meet consumer demands. In this context, the aim of this article is to analyse the level of importance that consumers attach ... -
Options for labelling circular products: Icon design and consumer preferences
Bovea, María D; Quemades Beltran, Pilar; Pérez-Belis, Victoria; Juan, Pablo; Braulio-Gonzalo, Marta; Ibáñez-Forés, valeria Elsevier (2018-11)The demand of products that incorporate circular requirements depend on consumer perceptions. So effective communication is necessary between the product and consumers through product labelling. The use of specific icons ... -
Potential reuse of small household waste electrical and electronic equipment: Methodology and case study
Bovea, María D; Ibáñez-Forés, valeria; Pérez-Belis, Victoria; Quemades Beltran, Pilar Elsevier (2016-03)This study proposes a general methodology for assessing and estimating the potential reuse of small waste electrical and electronic equipment (sWEEE), focusing on devices classified as domestic appliances. Specific tests ... -
Repair index of energy-related products: Application to capsule coffee machines
Blanco Espeleta, Eduardo; Pérez-Belis, Victoria; Bovea, María D Elsevier (2024)In recent years, the European regulatory framework related to sustainable products has evolved to promote the circular economy, with a special emphasis on repair strategies to reduce raw material consumption and e-waste ... -
Repair vs. replacement: Selection of the best end-of-life scenario for small household electric and electronic equipment based on life cycle assessment
Bovea, María D; Ibáñez-Forés, valeria; Pérez-Belis, Victoria Elsevier (2019-11-28)This study presents a methodology designed for selecting, from an environmental point of view, the best end-of-life scenario for electric and electronic equipment which breaks before the end of its life span. To this end, ... -
Variables that affect the environmental performance of small electrical and electronic equipment. Methodology and case study
Bovea, María D; Ibáñez-Forés, valeria; Juan, Pablo; Pérez-Belis, Victoria; Braulio-Gonzalo, Marta Elsevier (2018-12)This paper provides a methodology to identify the variables that affect the environmental performance of the life cycle of small electrical and electronic equipment (EEE). Different environmental indicators were contemplated ... -
Waste electric and electronic toys: management practices and characterisation
Bovea, María D; Gómez Parra, Ana María; Pérez-Belis, Victoria Elsevier (2013)The main objective of this paper is to characterise, both physically and chemically, waste electric and electronic toys, belonging to the category 7 of the Directive, 2012/19/UE, in order to obtain information about the ...