Product Lifestyle

Question 1

Product Life Cycle

Answer 1

From the collection of raw materials, transport, manufacturing, use, to the recycling or disposal at the end of the product’s life

Question 2

Life cycle assessment define

Answer 2

A process of scientific investigation that explores the whole of life environmental impacts of a product

Question 3

Why are life cycle assessments conducted/important?

Answer 3

To get a better understanding of the product’s hidden environmetal impacts

Customers often expect products to be designed and manufactured in a way that does little or no damage to the encirobment throughout their entire lifetime

Question 4

Life cycle stages (6 marks)

Answer 4

• raw material extraction
• transport
• manufacture
• transport and packaging
• use
• recycling or disposal

Question 5

Life cycle inputs and outputs

Answer 5

Input: materials, output:waste
Input: energy, output: carbon emissions

Question 6

Eco design strategies

Answer 6

1) design for disassembly (designing a product so it can be pulled apart easily)
2) design for longevity (lasts longer)
3) design for de-materialisation (using less materials without losing quality)

Question 7

Decrease environmental impacts

Answer 7

• manufacture from sustainable, recycable materials
• produce as little pollution as possible
• use as little energy/fuel as possible