Ecodesign Flashcards
value retention: add value
retail
assembly
manufacturing
extraction
value retention: retain value
reuse, redistribute
refurbish
remanufacture
recycle
LCT
Life Cycle Thinking
Life Cycle thinking (LCT)
raw materials
production
assembly
packaging +distribute
use
end of use
when are most products determined
during design phase
nudging
design for sustainable behaviour
big challenge
branding - differentiation
ecodesign - standardisation
limiting chemicals
accumulation of harmful substances in material cycles
what is worse than mono material plastic products?
coated paper
qualitative tools
based on DFX rules of thumb
quantitative tools
calculations
checklist
product is split into components
the different rules of thumb
the results of the scan are translatd into possible opportunities to improve the product
quantitative tools
LCA
ecopoints
energy balance
carbon footprint
LCA life cycle assessment
standardised method to try to quantify the environmental impacts of a product
product environmental weaknesses footprint
availability of data to stakeholders
quality data
assumptions
circularity difficult to calc
no anticipation on several evo
discussion about weighing factors ,
standard deviation of results?
