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Aside from all the other challenges, the financial potential of a product is a central consideration. One rule says: an engineer’s idea is worthless as long as the costs are not considered. This leads to the core question: Does ecodesign pay? There is no simple yes or no to this question, but there are some arguments as to why ecodesign will become an economic factor that cannot be ignored.
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Behrendt, S., Jasch, C., Peneda, M.C., van Weenen, H. (1997). Does Life Cycle Design Pay?. In: Behrendt, S., Jasch, C., Peneda, M.C., van Weenen, H. (eds) Life Cycle Design. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60783-7_9
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