Chapter 4 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and footprints
The life cycle of a product consists of a series phases – value-adding steps – from the extraction of natural resources to the end of the product’s life. In a circular economy system, the end of life of the product is connected with its production by reusing already extracted resources contained in products. This system is particularly suitable for types of products for which it is possible and permitted to generate new products from used ones either by the re-use of parts or, lesser preferred, by re-use of raw materials – for example, for glass and metals. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is defined as the process for evaluating the environmental impacts associated with a product [1], process ...
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