Course Specification:
Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)
What is the purpose of the LCA
Circular and Linear Economic Models
Waste Generation
Globalisation of Supply Chains
Obsolescence
Packaging
Waste Hierarchy
Purpose, Prevention, Reuse, Recycling
Open and Closed loop recycling
Recovery of energy and materials from waste
Disposal
Impacts of waste on the Environment
Impacts on Air, Water quality
Landscape and biodiversity
The Marine Environment
Climate Change
Key terms you need to know and be able to use:
Circular economy
closed-loop recycling
energy recovery
food use-by date
incineration, landfill
life cycle analysis
linear economy
obsolescence
open-loop recycling
planned obsolescence
psychological obsolescence
technological obsolescence
waste disposal
waste hierarchy
waste prevention
waste recovery
waste recycling
waste reuse