The earth's resources 2

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What is a life cycle assessment (LCA)?

ā†³ Looking at the whole life of a product and assessing itā€™s impact on the enviroment and sustainability

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What is catergories that LCA is split into?

ā†³ Extracting and processing raw materials

ā†³ Manufactoring and packaging

ā†³ Use and operating during itā€™s lifetime

ā†³ Disposal (including transport and distribution at each stage)

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What are some enviromentally friendly ways to dispose of products?

ā†³ Recycling- uses energy but conserves limited resourced and often uses less energy than needed to make new materials

ā†³ Reused- used again for a similar purpose

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What are some non-eco friendly ways to dispose of products?

ā†³ Landfill- can cause habitat loss and other problems to the ecosystem and non-biodegradeable items can be there forhundreds of years

ā†³ Incinerated- some products can be incinerated to produce useful energy but is often incomplete combustion therefore can release harmful polutants into the atmospghere