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IMPORTANCE OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
Citation:
Bridges, J. IMPORTANCE OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/A-94/141 (NTIS PB94189677), 1994.
Description:
This paper presents Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as a tool to assist the waste professional with integrated waste management. CA can be the connection between the waste professional and designer/producer to permit the waste professional to encourage the design of products so material recovery is most efficient and markets can be better predicted. he waste professional can better monitor the involvement of the consumer in waste management by using LCA and looking upstream at how the consumer actually reacts to products and packaging. CA can also help the waste professional better understand the waste stream.
