A technique intended to quantify the total impact of a product during its production, distribution, use and recycling, treatment or disposal. Can be applied to sustainable waste management.

A quantitative approach that assesses a product's impact on the environment throughout its life. LCA attempts to quantify what comes in and what goes out of a product from “cradle to grave,” incl [..]

Also referred to as a life cycle assessment, or cradle to grave analysis. Investigation and valuation of the environmental impacts of a given product or service across its entire lifespan – from cradle (extraction of raw materials) to grave (disposal and decomposition).

(LCA) - an objective process to evaluate the environmental impacts associated with a product, process, or activity. A means of identifying resource use and waste released to the environment, and to as [..]

Technique which measures the total impact of a product during its production, distribution, use and recycling, treatment or disposal. Useful for sustainable waste management.