Life Cycle Assessment Flashcards
1
Q
What are the steps of life cycle?
A
Extracting and processing raw materials
Manufacturing and packaging
Use and operation during its lifetime
Disposal at the end of its useful life
2
Q
What are steps in between each stage?
A
Transportation
Transportation
Energy needed to use or mantein the product e.g phone or car
Landfill, incineration and recycling
3
Q
What is a problem with life cycle assessment?
A
Slightly subjective, biased
4
Q
What are the 3R’s?
A
Reduce, reuse and recycle
5
Q
What are substances that cannot go in landfills?
A
Toxic substances e.g batteries
6
Q
Why might the life cycle assessment be biased?
A
Numerical values are not available for each stage if a product’s life cycle
