Comparison of the eco-efficiency of the rental and sales business types of receipt printer

The objective of this paper is to compare the rental business type with the sales business type from the economic and environmental performance perspectives. Environmental performance was assessed by life cycle assessment (LCA), while economic performance by life cycle cost (LCC) analysis including product cost and rental cost. Eco-efficiency was calculated using the LCA and LCC results. Receipt printer was chosen as the product for comparison.