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Cradle-to-grave is the full life cycle assessment from resource extraction ('cradle'), to manufacturing, usage, and maintenance, all the way through to its disposal phase ('grave').
Apr 25, 2024 · The term “Cradle-to-grave” describes the “life journey” of most products in our linear economy. A product is produced, transported, used, and becomes waste at the end of its life. So: a cradle-to-grave LCA assesses the environmental footprint of your product’s full life cycle.
A cradle-to-grave footprint, or lifecycle assessment (LCA), is a method to evaluate the environmental impact of a product, process, or service throughout its entire life cycle.
Cradle-to-grave is the full life cycle assessment from resource extraction (‘cradle’) to the use phase and disposal phase (‘grave’). Cradle-to-gate is an assessment of a partial product life cycle from resource extraction ( cradle) to the factory gate (ie, before it is transported to the consumer).
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Cradle-to-gate refers to the carbon impact of a product from the moment it’s produced to the moment it enters the store. Some companies prefer to measure cradle-to-gate because they’ve designed a product that can be easily recycled or composted, avoiding the landfill altogether. Other companies chose this measurement simply because it’s easier to t...
In contrast, cradle-to-grave covers the entire lifecycle of a product. It’s a full analysis of a product from the raw materials to the disposal of the product in an attempt to determine its full carbon footprint. Some products, like a tee-shirt, amass most of their carbon footprint after purchase (a load of laundry produces anywhere from 1.3- 7.3 p...
Whether you’re looking to reclaim the electricity, production, or the entire life cycle of your company’s products, measuring your carbon footprint is just the first step. The most important thing your company can do is to take action to lower your carbon footprint and then offset the rest. Whether you’re measuring the carbon footprint of your comp...
Nov 9, 2022 · What is cradle-to-grave? Cradle-to-grave refers to the stages in the life cycle of your product (a cradle-to-grave assessment, in its other context, is also used to ensure supply chains are environmentally friendly and fully sustainable). There are four key stages in your product life cycle:
Mar 19, 2019 · Cradle to grave refers to life cycle of products from the sourcing of raw materials to the product’s final disposal. It is typically linked to life cycle assessment, which is a set of methodologies and principles for capturing the full environmental and/or social impacts of a product throughout its life span.
