Recycling And LCAS Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
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Recycling a metal
A
Involves collecting used metal items and producing new metal from them
2
Q
Advantages of recycling metals
A
More economic - less energy is needed to produce a metal
Less damage to the environment - fewer quarries and mines, less noise and less heavy traffic
Saves valuable raw materials -
reserves of metal ores will last
3
Q
Disadvantages of recycling metals
A
the collection and transport of used items needs organisation, workers, vehicles and fuel
it can be difficult to sort different
materials from one another
4
Q
What do LCAs determine
A
The environmental impact of a product
5
Q
4 stages of life cycle assessments
A
Obtaining the raw materials needed
Manufacturing the product
Using the product
Disposing of the product at the end of its useful life
