Sustainable Systems: Lab Journal(Sustainable Design and LCA)

Lab Journal(Sustainable Design and LCA)

This is the basic concept of a product life cycle, everything that we produce is inseparable from the diagram above. Everything on this planet will obsolete one day, it just depends on the life span that the manufacturer and designer decided to give to the product. It ranges from just a few seconds to many years. In order to increase profit, the idea of planned obsolescence is introduced. I completely understand the purpose of this action, however I am against this action because it not only takes advantages of customers, it also harms our environment as planned obsolescence helps to produce more trash. We are already running out of land to store our trash, this only worsen the problem. Also, sometimes the product might contains poisonous elements, if these poison stuffs leaks to rivers, it will pollute the water and make animals and people sick if they drink it and possibly creates waterborne diseases. In addition, planned obsolescence means constant replacement of products, which means factories need to manufactures more than before, which damages our environment as it increases deforestation and extraction of natural materials, which will have great impacts on our environment. I really think companies and designers need to be more ethical when they design and produce products, it will help them to have better brand image and raise their reputation as well, so why not?

 

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