Deck 14: Products

Question 1

The results of DFE strategies are not measurable.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

"Industrial ecology" is a term for bioremediation on industrial sites.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

In an eco-industrial park, output from one industry is input for another.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Life cycle analysis measures a product's impact from cradle to grave.

Question 5

How customers use and dispose of products is included in life cycle analysis.

Question 6

Green chemistry is one approach to minimizing toxicity in ingredients.

Question 7

The use of adhesives to fasten parts makes products more durable and so is more sustainable than bolting.

Question 8

Product takeback programs mean that design for disassembly is important.

Question 9

Cradle-to-cradle life cycle design is another term for cradle-to-grave life cycle design.

Question 10

The ISO 14000 family includes standards for recycling.

Question 11

The ISO 14000 family includes standards for eco-labels.

Question 12

The ISO 14000 family includes standards for conducting greenhouse gas inventories.

Question 13

Eco-labels are always greenwashing.

Question 14

FSC is a certification standard for wood products.

Question 15

One example of servicizing is

A) designing a computer for disassembly
B) designing an automobile to be recycled
C) leasing instead of buying carpeting
D) designing a printer to be repairable

Question 16

ISO 14000 is

A) a quality management standard
B) a standard which regulates recycled content
C) a standard for ecological impact statements
D) a standard for environmental management systems