Environmental implications of RFID

  • Authors:

  • Valerie M. Thomas

  • Affiliations:

  • School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, 30332 USA

  • Venue:
  • ISEE '08 Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

Four environmental applications of radiofrequency identification tags are discussed: (1) reduction of traffic congestions through RFID-enabled congestion pricing; (2) rewards for recycling using RFID transponders on curbside recycling bins; (3) environmental information about products accessed through consumer cell-phones or PDAs; and (4) use of RFID tags on products to make recycling and reuse easier. In addition, environmental drawbacks of RFID are discussed, as well as options for resolving these drawbacks.