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Steven Zhang, an American Fulbright Scholar doing research in China at Zhejiang University, kindly gave a us a presentation about quantifying the environmental impacts of modern, manufactured consumer products by analysing their entire life cycles. Date: 22 Oct 2012 Venue: Vineyard Cafe (YuGu Road - 50m north of the XiXi Road intersection - Hangzhou City, China) Hangzhou Green Drinks

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Good intentions, bad results

The importance of quantifying environmental impact

Steven ZhangHangzhou Green Drinks

October 22, 2012

About me

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The Problem

3

Product life cycle

4

Raw material extraction

Manufacture

Use

Disposal

Product life cycle

Life cycle inventory

5

Raw material extraction

Manufacture

Use

Disposal

Product life cycleInputs Outputs

Atmospheric emissions

Waterborne waste

Solid waste

Other releases

Energy

Raw materials

Life cycle impact assessment

6

Raw material

extraction

Manufacture

Use

Disposal

Product life cycle

Inputs Outputs

Atmospheric emissions

Waterborne waste

Solid waste

Other releases

Energy

Raw materials

Global Warming

Ozone depletion

Eutrophication

Carcinogenics

… … … …

Acidification

Impact categories

Life Cycle Inventory Life Cycle Impact Assessment

Life cycle analysis: the whole process

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Raw material

extraction

Manufacture

Use

Disposal

Product life cycle

Inputs Outputs

Atmospheric emissions

Waterborne waste

Solid waste

Other releases

Energy

Raw materials

Global Warming

Ozone depletion

Human toxicity

Carcinogenics

… … … …

Acidification

Impact categories

Life Cycle Impact AssessmentLife Cycle Inventory

Acidification

Ozone depletion

Human toxicity

Global Warming

Carcinogens

1.1pts

1.0pts

3.2pts

3.0pts

0.7pts

Total: 9.0ptsNormalized

impact scores

More on product life cycle

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System boundaries

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UseManufacture and

Materials

Transport Disposal

Kindle 3

System boundaries

10

UseManufacture and

MaterialsTransport Disposal

10% recycled

90% landfillChargingChina to Boston

Product

Packaging

Charger

Wi-Fi/3G network

Amazon.com serversTransportation for

recycling

Inside system

boundary

Outside system

boundary

Kindle 3

Kindle 3 impact

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Battery .05

Materials/Manufactur

e: 3.95 ReciPepoins

Use

12

LCA as part of the redesign process

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1. Understand users and needs

3. Ideate with sustainability in mind

4. Quantify impact of new design

2. Quantify environmental impact of current product

China

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Circular economy 循环经济

15Image source:chinacir.com.cn

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How to contact me

linkedin.com/in/stevenqzhang

QQ: 2380733807

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