Week 7.2 Review

Question 1

What is the Circular economy?

Answer 1

LCA standard under ISO 14040. Its environmental categories cover these issues: Abiotic resource use, Land use Climate change, Ecotoxicity, Photo oxidant formation, Acidification, and Eutrophication.

Question 2

What is Eco-labeling and what types are there?

Answer 2

Eco-label: to persuade consumers to buy green and sustainable products
- Type I labels: Government schemes
- Type II env claims single issue and self-declaration by company
- Type III informational declarations

Question 3

What is Eco-design?

Answer 3

Use life cycle approach at the design stage of products and services, design is important because it determines the full life cycle, end-consumers and industrial user buy and use products their design.

Question 4

What is Extended producer responsibility (EPR)

Answer 4

Refers to programs where products are managed by producers (or, often, by importers) after sale to users. For example apple care for iPhones or tires for cars.

Question 5

What is a Life Cycle assessment?

Answer 5

Products have different stages of life from manufacturing, distribution, and product use to the end of life.