REUSE AND RECYCLING: DEVELOPMENT OF JEWELRY WITH ELECTRONIC WASTE-BASED COMPONENTS

• Main Authors: Lúcio Silva Kieling Cintra, Mariana Kuhl Cidade
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) 2020-06-01
• Series: Mix Sustentável
• Subjects: reutilização; reciclagem; resíduos eletroeletrônicos; joalheria contemporânea; sustentabilidade.
• Online Access: https://ojs.sites.ufsc.br/index.php/mixsustentavel/article/view/3725

In contemporary society, accelerated consumption generates increasing investment in technologies, and consequently, the increase of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). In many situations the disposal of such waste is not completely effective. Since the role of the designer currently encompasses the entire life cycle of the product, notjust production and consumption, this article aims to present proposals for the reuse and recycling of WEEE through the production of a contemporary jewelry. The project consists of a literature review about electro-electronic waste, disassembly of cell phones to investigate possible alternatives for using the components in jewelry and productionof the final piece. The research showed the amount and variety of resources that can be reused from electrical and electronic waste. However, it is also perceived the difficulty of reusing these resources, due to the great variety and complexity of the materials involved, as well as the excessive use of materials in some cases.