5. Discussion
The results of empirical analyses showed that environmentally sensitive designs, also known as green product design, are crucial product characteristics that elevate recoverability of electrical and electronic equipments. Instead of designing products that accommodate use of recycled material, design for disassembly must be taken into consideration for value recovery purposes whereas design for environment should be adopted for minimizing threat of e-waste to the natural environment. Design for disassembly facilitates accessibility and separability of modules, parts and materials with secondary market value (Guide et al., 2000; Krikke et al., 1998).