ABSTRACT
ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS CAD: Computer aided design CDROM: Compact disc read-only memory EOL: End of Life EPA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency IT: Information technology PC: Personal computer PVC: Polyvinyl chloride, which is used in a wide variety of manufactured
products WEEE: Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive
5.1 INTRODUCTION End of life (EOL) is a terminology used in product lifecycle management, mostly in the development, maintenance, and marketing elds, to signify that a product has reached the end of its useful lifetime and will no longer be marketed, sold, or sustained. In this case, the production for this product will be restricted, transferred, or ended.
