. INTRODUCTION TO REMANUFACTURING
Remanufacturing is generally seen as the most environmentally
friendly of “end of life” treatments for a retired product. If
the remanufactured product can be considered a substitute for
a new product, then a credit is usually claimed for the avoided
resource use and emissions associated with the new product
production. The biggest savings is generally from the avoided
new materials production, but the difference between new
manufacturing and remanufacturing can also be significant. At
the same time, remanufactured products generally sell for about
5080% of the new product. Hence, remanufacturing can be
seen as a winwin; it saves money (for the consumer), and it
saves the environmen