EVR 1001 FSCJ Analysis of Two Products Discussion

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Choose 2 products or items that you might find in a home or office. The products should be produced, sold and used in the United States or in a relatively affluent country. One product or item will be a simple mechanical and/or electrical device. The other product or item will NOT be mechanical or electrical. Keep it simple for example, a toaster or an automobile, and a plastic bottle or a basketball hoop.

Research each product or item production, manufacture, growth or whatever process is used to make the product or item available for use. Consider in your research the cradle to grave lifespan of the product or item.

For each of the two products or items, answer the following questions and provide the requested information:

  1. Is this a product or item necessary for human survival?
  2. What are the raw materials, chemicals, energy, etc. used to make the product and become part of the product or item?
  3. Is the product made from a renewable resource (ex. A tree) or a limited resource (ex. Oil)?
  4. Can the product and/or materials be recycled or reused and how?
  5. Is there any other method for reducing the materials, chemicals, energy, etc. used to make the product?
  6. Is there any alternative products or substitution for the product?
  7. Describe how the product gets from raw materials to production, manufacture, growth, etc. to the store and then to your home. What is the transportation, energy use?
  8. How is the product or item disposed of or how would it be disposed of? (even if it can be partially recycled or reused)
  9. Does it decompose to basic elements, nutrients if placed in a landfill? If yes, then how long does decomposition take?
  10. List all the negative environmental impacts of production, use and disposal of the product or item.
  11. Would you expect the production of the product or item to most likely increase as the human population increases? If yes, then what impact would you expect on the size of each person’s ecological footprint? (note: keep in mind the product or item production, sale and use is in the United States, a relatively affluent country)

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Running head: ANALYSIS OF TWO PRODUCTS

Analysis of Two Products that might be found in Home or Office
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ANALYSIS OF TWO PRODUCTS

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A Toaster and a Plastic Bottle
Whether the product is Necessary for Human Survival
One of the items that I have selected is a toaster. A toaster is a very common item in our
homes. However, it is not necessary for human survival. A plastic bottle is yet another item that
is common in our offices and homes. In fact, millions of plastic bottles are used and thrown away
daily. Although they are common and used every day in our homes and offices, plastic bottles
are also not useful for human survival since the survival of any human being does not depend on
any plastic bottle.
Raw Materials, Chemicals, Energy uses to make the Product and Become Part of
the Product or Item
In order to make a toaster, an individual must put a number of raw materials in place.
One of the materials that is used to make a toaster is copper. Copper helps in making the cord,
the pins, and the internal wires. Iron is also needed to make a toaster. Iron is needed to develop
the spring to pop the toaster up and the steel grilling apparatus. For a person to make a toaster, he
or she must also have a nickel. The nickel is useful in developing the heating element. Mica is
also needed to make a toaster. Apart from the above, plastic is also used to make the plug of a
toaster. Aluminium is yet another important raw material. Along similar lines, chemical,
electrical, kinetic, and thermal energy are all used during the development of a toaster.
Concerning a plastic bottle, some of the raw materials needed include high-density
polyethylene and polyethylene terephthalate. Other materials needed are low-density
polyethylene and polystyrene. Apart from these raw materials, those making plastic bottles also
require electrical energy to develop them.
Whether the Product is made from a Renewable Resource
A toaster is made from non-renewable resources since most of the materials used to make
it are metals. Similarly, a plastic bottle is mainly made from non-renewable resources since it is
generated from natural resources and fossil fuels, which are all believed to be non-renewable
resources.
Whether the product can be recycled or reused and how
Both a toaster and a plastic bottle can be recycled or reused. For instance, instead of
discarding a plastic bottle, one can reuse it as a soda bottle sprinkler, as a DIY recycled bird
feeder, bottle cop mosaic, DIY kitchen storage container, DIY drip irrigator, or as party décor
(Mansour & Ali, 2015). Concerning a toaster, one can reuse an old toaster as seed compost at
home instead of throwing it away.
Whether there are Other Methods for Reducing the Materials, Chemicals, Energy
used to make the Product
There is no any other method for reducing the materials and energy used to make both a
plastic bottle and a toaster. Reducing some of the materials or ...


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