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The life cycle
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- 1What types of resources are there in pre-production?Primary/ Virgin: Sources from the geosphere
Renewable or Non-renewable
OR
Secondary/ Recycled: Sources from waste production or consumption
Post industrial waste or Post consumer waste - 2What does pre-production include>- Acquisition of resources
- Delivery to the production area
- Transformation into raw materials or energy - 3what is the difference between direct nd indirect materials?Direct: Remain in the product
Indirect: Consumed during the manufacturing process - 4What does production include?- Processing of materials
- Assembly
- Finishing - 5Which forms of transport are used in distribution?Train, Lorry, Ship, Plane, Pipeline
- 6Explain Energy consumption and resource consumptionEnergy consumption of transportation
Resource consumption for the means of transportation and storage - 7Name some packaging types:Transhipment
POS
Consumer - 8What does distribution include?- Packaging
- Transportation
- Storage (ambient/non)
- Distribution - 9Describe the difference between consumption and utilisationConsumption:
- Consumers resources and energy
- Leaves behind refuse and waste
Utilisation:
- Products remain in utilisation until the consumers decide otherwise
- Maintenance & servicing to repair/replace components - 10What are the options regarding disposal?Repair
Reuse
Re-Manufacture
Recycle
Incinerate
Landfill - 11Describe the waste problem diagram
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- Undergraduate Green Design and Sustainability Flashcards on The life cycle, created by polly arnold on 14/05/2016.
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