7/31/2019 EcoLogic :: Worksheet :: Product Life Cycle Analysis: A Product Life Cycle

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A product life cycle

Everythinghasalifecycle,evenmanufacturedproducts.Thediagrambelowshowsthelifecycleofapacket

ofpotatochips.Ifthealuminiumandplasticinthepacketwererecycledthenthelifecyclewouldbecome

moreofacycle,ratherthanastraightline.

emissions to air

waste

emissions to air

andwater

waste

emissions to air

andwater

emissions to air

disposal of

packagingto

wastestream

usebyconsumers

transport

rawmaterials

processing

energy

rawmaterials

water

air

energy

soil

water

fertilisers

pesticides

energy

energy

manufacturing

andpackaging

distribution

Inputs Outputs