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Product Stainability (6 R's (Recycle (Uses less energy then obtaining…
Product Stainability
6 R's
Recycle
Uses less energy then obtaining new materials
Rethink
Think about design carefully- wind up toy instead of batteries
Re-Use
Reusing the product for other purposes
Reduce
Making long-lasting products, cut down on transport and energy
Repair
Better to fix things than buy a replacement
Better for environment
Refuse
Refuse to buy a product if you think it's wasteful
Environment
Carbon Footprint
amount of greenhouse gases released into atmosphere
when product is being transported- contributes to carbon footprint
Sustainable products
better for the environment
not causing permanent damage and not using up finite resources
materials
do they come from non-finite resources or finite ones
manufacturing product
does the process use a lot of energy?
does it create a lot of waste or pollution?
No product lasts forever
When a product wears out it becomes waste
disposed off - causing pollution
Make sure they are recyclable
better for the environment
Making new products releases emissions
not good for the environment
Designed to be obsolete quickly
E.g. Disposable razor becomes blunt and unuseable
products such as technology
goes out of date
generally bad for environment
more materials and energy needed to create replacement products