| Life Cycle Assessment and End of Life Strategies |
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| It is now possible to measure a product’s environmental impact using the LCA methodology, which can also be the basis to make an environmental product declaration (EPD) or to improve an environmental profile by ecodesign methodology. Manufacturers are more and more made accountable for the end of life of their products. As only few data about the impact of different waste management strategies exist, there is a need for gathering and synthesizing them. Missing data have to be identified. |
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| Topic submitted 08/2008 by: Michela Zanetti |
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| Submitting institution: FCBA, Bordeaux, France |
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