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Sustainability principles: the triple bottom line and circular economy — Homework
Show the division for every break-even question.
- 1.Suppose manufacturing a reusable tote has an impact equal to 60 single-use plastic bags, and a family uses 6 single-use bags per week. Calculate the break-even point in weeks.
- 2.A described practice recycles 100% of its materials (environmental win) but pays workers far below a living wage (social failure). Which leg of the triple bottom line does this fail?
- 3.Contrast the linear and circular economy models using a product example other than a smartphone.
- 4.Describe your product life-cycle trace, stage by stage, for one household item.
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