Cradle to grave is an environmental assessment of the impact of a product through its entire life cycle, from manufacture through to eventual disposal.

Cradle to grave refers to a company taking responsibility for the disposal of goods it has produced, but not necessarily putting products’ constiuent components back into service.

A term used to describe a hazardous waste manifest system used by regulatory agencies to track a hazardous waste from the point of generation to the hauler and then to the ultimate disposal site.

phrase used to describe regulations that are part of the Resources Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), which requires that hazardous wastes be tracked from their points of origin to their proper disposal; these regulations are designed to protect groundwater, as well as other resources, from contamination by improper treatment, storage, and dispo [..]

A "Cradle-to-grave" assessment considers impacts at each stage of a product's life-cycle, from the time natural resources are extracted from the ground and processed through each subsequent stage of manufacturing, transportation, product use, and ultimately, disposal.