3.1 - check against spec Flashcards
what does regualtion social presur and legisaltion mean
greater deamdn for more sustainable products
what does an LCA evaluate
the pimacts a product has on the envrioemtn from cradle to grave
LCA stages
acquisition fo raw materials
transportation
processing materials
manufactruing materials
using the product
disposal or recycling
can all polymers be recyled
almost all of them
what are natrual materials
materials that coem from animals and plants
examples of natural materials
woods
metals
cotton and wool
stone
glass
clay
porceleain
what to do when looking at a product lifecucle
look at all the stages of the lca, such as material wastages and energy usage in trapsonportation
what are syntehtic materials
materials ,ade from chemcials
examples of syntehtic materials
polyester
nylon
kevlar
what is our eco foot print
impact we have on the envrioment and natrual resoruces
what is oru scoial footprint
impact on others
what is our carbon foot print
total amoutn fo carbon dixoide we realease into the atmosphere
what are direct emmissions
emmssions from brunign fossil fuels or domestic energy use
what are indrect emmissions
emmisisons form the products we use
what are planned obscelences
where a product is designed to fail ro go out of fashion ro no longer fucntio after a specific time
what does the disposal of products that are broken mean
they cause landfills
pullting the ground and atmosphere
or are shipped to lwo wage economies, recycled or burnt
what will designers impelemnt to encorage repeate purchases
planned obsceleneces
what is fast fashion
where recent trends are quickly replicated to meet current fashio
exmapels fo where planned obscelences is good
tire tread wearing
medical needles
what does teh circular economy suggest
waste should be minismed and designs should be cheaper and easier to prepare
in a linear economy what is the case for soem rpoducst when ti comes to reparing
the cost fo reparign is higher than the cost of replacing
what are shoppers infleucned by
connectivity between products
subscription services
ability to rent
custoemr reveiws
what was set out in the paris agreement on climate change
to limit global temp rise by no more tahn 2 degrees above pre industrial levels
what is the EU renewabel directive
taht teh uk egenrates 15 percenet of its energy from renewabel soruces by 2020
how are the UK aiming to meet teh eu directive
use of renewabele energy soruces
use of biofuels
ban on diesle and petrol cars
low carbon energy sources
what will the Uks siwtch to lwo carbon eenrgy sources allow
them to meet the long term goal of an 80 % cut in carbon emmisions on 1990 leevels by 2050
what are soem enevrioemntal intiaive to reduce unstainable pratcices
FSC
target of 50% recyclign/hosuehold/year
target of 65% recycling of rubbish
when is the target of recycling 50% of hosuehold waste set for
2020
when is the target fo recyclign 65% of hosue hold waste set for
2030
what are the targets by teh ambient air quality cotnrol directiev set to do
reduce harmful airborne polluatants
how does teh AAQCD aim to reduce airborne pullutants
through the use of clean air zoens in cities
what do intrnational agreements seek to do
protect the enviroemtn, wdillfie cliamte chaneg and pollutuon
what is an example fo a product lable signifies that a product or service is a better chocie for the enviroemnt
European ecolable
what si teh RoHS directive
restriction of hazardous substances
what is the WEEE directive
waste electrical and electro equip directive
what does teh WEEE directiev concern
the reudtion of electronic waste through free take back schemes and approved disposal systems
what si tehre on plastci and single use baggign
taxation
what si the internet of thigns
the cocnept of conectign devices to the itnernet and other devecies
examples of itnernet of things
coffee pot that ehats up when alarm clock goes off
hwo has theitnenet fo thigns changed buying trends
as consuemrs nwo want shti thta linsk together and allwos for itnergation fo a variey of shit
how has vr changed buyign trends
as consuemrs can now test adn expeirence products in a new wya before purchase
how have robots chaneg buying treneds
drone delivery and automated wearhaosues, allow for differetn ways of shipment and manfuacure, changign the ways consuemrs buy products
hwo has ai changed buyign trends
ai shoppign assiatnce, heloign users with buyign descions
examples of planned obscelences
phoen batteries havign limited life span
light bulbs
dispoeabel cutlery
irreplaceabel batetroes
sotware updates
low quality vlothing
unrepairabel electronics
cant refill ink cartridges for printers
general ways planned obscleelcnes can be put in
shit stop workign after x uses
no spare parts to repair or replace
where one thign fail causign all too
not compatibel with next gen
new models comign otu, so shit loosk outdated
where go out of fashion
use by dates, when it probably still coudl eb sued
repalcing with eco friendly shit
general issues with using and sourcing metal
mining earth crust
destruction fo land
waste and unwanted rock
high energy use
c0 and c02
cosnequences of using timber
deforestation
no repalcement
endagered specieis
what do the fsc do
ensure timebr is sourced in a sustainabel manner
why are softwoods used more
speedier growth
issues with using cotton
sourced inetrnalltinly
only 12% is suatainabe
high social impac
issues with leather
kills cows
cows and methane
sourced overseas
tanning release toxins
paper and board issues
use of woods
social and enviro impacts same as wood
lot of material needed for littl epapper
use of bleach or colouring is damaging to enviro
polyemer issues
uses crude oil
expensive energy intesniev extraction
dimisning supply
where can natural polymers be sourced
starch
celluouse
sugar
what are bio polymers
polymers sourced from renewabel feedstock such as corn potato rice and plam and wood
types of bio polymers
bio based and bio degreadeable
part bio based and non degredable
fossil fuled based and biodegradeable
