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Category: Lifecycle Assessment
Don’t worry, it’s ‘recyclable’ – How the word now means as much as low fat and free range.
By Joe La Delfa. Once a beacon of environmental nobility in the ’80s, ‘recyclable’ has now become a label used to promote guilt free consumption. It’s an idea that helps the consumer avoid the speedbump of feeling guilty in between…
Read MoreReKixx: closed loop sneakers
By Lorrin Windahl. If you are looking for a stocking filler then this probably isn’t going to help. However, if you are happy to put a little note in the stocking saying their present will arrive next year, then it…
Read MoreThe Toyota Prius – Green or groan?
By Lorrin Windahl. I work in an office of about 90% guys. This means that every lunchtime the topic of conversation is cars, cars and just a little more on cars. As I have about as much interest in cars,…
Read MoreThe great debate: reusable vs disposable nappies
By Lorrin Windahl. I’ve recently had my first child and, being very aware of the impact I have on the environment, I have been faced with a dilemma – reusable or disposable nappies. And I thought the timing of this…
Read MoreLife Cycle Assessment Part 3: Reduce Your Product’s Environmental Impact
By Giles Matthews. My last post stepped into some heavy territory – reducing your product’s negative social impact. This post we’ll grapple with the equally dense issue of reducing your product’s environmental impact.
Read MoreLife Cycle Assessment Part 2: Reduce Your Product’s Environmental Impact
By Giles Matthews. Any well-adjusted person could quickly reason that by reducing a product’s environmental impact it will also correlate in sustainable financial benefits. And these benefits are unrelated to any environmental measures. My job in the following short paragraphs…
Read MoreProduct Life Cycle Assessment: Don’t bite off more than you can chew!
By Giles Matthews. A life cycle assessment (LCA) is a reporting method that quantifies the environmental impact of a particular product. An LCA considers the product’s impact in terms of its: Resource recovery Manufacture Distribution & Sale Installation Use End…
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