Product design for the environment

Article Abstract:

Businesses should concentrate on designing products that are easy to recycle. Industrial designers should consider recyclability, safe disposal and reuse of products. Manufacturers have few incentives to design products that are environmentally safe. The reauthorization of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act should focus on the design of products that are environmentally sound.

Editorial, Product development, Environmental aspects, Green products

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A comparative study of PM2.5 ambient aerosol chemical databases

Article Abstract:

Researchers from UCLA and National Center for Environmental Assessment of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency used three methods of comparison to show similarities and differences of PM2.5 aerosol chemical databases from seven sampling sites around the world.

All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing, Metal cans, Chemical preparations, not elsewhere classified, Aerosol Propellants, Specialty chemicals industry, University of California (Los Angeles)

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Life-cycle methods for comparing primary and rechargeable batteries

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Researchers from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Carnegie Mellon University developed life-cycle assessment methods that quantitatively supports environmental benefits when substituting rechargeable batteries with primary batteries.

Storage Battery Manufacturing, Primary Battery Manufacturing, Storage batteries, Primary batteries, dry and wet, Rechargable Batteries, Primary Batteries, Carnegie-Mellon University, Rechargeable batteries, Battery industry

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