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== What should be improved to reduce or stop resource depletion? ==
== What should be improved to reduce or stop resource depletion? ==
Resource efficiency means using the Earth's limited resources in a sustainable manner while minimising impacts on the environment. It allows us to create more with less and to deliver greater value with less input.  
Resource efficiency means using the Earth's limited resources in a sustainable manner while minimizing impact on the environment. It allows us to create more with less and to deliver greater value with less input.  


=== There are the ways resource efficiency can be accomplished? ===
=== There are the ways resource efficiency can be accomplished? ===
*Material efficiency, focus areas:
*Material efficiency, focus areas:
** Eco-design
** [[Eco-design]]
** [[Circularity]]
** [[Circularity]]
** [[Foodwaste]]
** [[Foodwaste]]
*[[Energy]] efficiency
*[[Energy]] efficiency
*[[Water]] efficiency
*[[Water]] efficiency resulting in [[Water stress]]


== Type of Materials where resource efficiency can be reached? ==
== Type of Materials where resource efficiency can be reached? ==
* '''Material sources'''
** Plants used for materials like vegetables, fruits, flowers, wood, resin, latex are obtained from plants and trees.
** Animals used for materials like animal skins, meat, bones, raw milk, wool.
** Earth used for materials like minerals, metals, rocks, crude oil, coal, water.
* '''Raw materials'''
* '''Raw materials'''
** Plant/tree-based – materials like vegetables, fruits, flowers, wood, resin, latex are obtained from plants and trees.
** Same or not the same as production materials, examples: Petroleum, Silk, Leather, ...
** Animal-based– materials like leather, meat, bones, milk, wool, silk are all obtained from animals.
** Mining-based– materials like minerals, metals, crude oil, coal, etc.
* '''Production Materials''' -  components, subassemblies, parts, other supplies and any industrial services required for the manufacturing of Finished Goods and Shippers.
* '''Production Materials''' -  components, subassemblies, parts, other supplies and any industrial services required for the manufacturing of Finished Goods and Shippers.
* '''Finished Goods''' - Finished goods are products that have completed all aspects of the production process, and which are being held for sale. A finished good can consist of one or more parts:
* '''Finished Goods''' - Finished goods are products that have completed all aspects of the production process, and which are being held for sale. A finished good can consist of one or more parts:
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** Displays  
** Displays  
** Dolly's & Pallets
** Dolly's & Pallets
This a (non-structured) list of the various topics related to "Good for the Planet"
**[[Plastics|Plastics]]

Latest revision as of 09:41, 31 January 2023

What is resource depletion?

Resource depletion is the consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished. Natural resources are commonly divided between renewable resources and non-renewable resources).

Types of depletion

  • Aquifer depletion (Aquifier is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock, rock fractures or unconsolidated materials like gravel, sand, or silt.)
  • Deforestation
  • Mining for fossil fuels and minerals
  • Pollution or contamination of resources
  • Slash-and-burn agricultural practices
  • Soil erosion / degradation
  • Excessive or unnecessary use of resources.

What should be improved to reduce or stop resource depletion?

Resource efficiency means using the Earth's limited resources in a sustainable manner while minimizing impact on the environment. It allows us to create more with less and to deliver greater value with less input.

There are the ways resource efficiency can be accomplished?

Type of Materials where resource efficiency can be reached?

  • Material sources
    • Plants used for materials like vegetables, fruits, flowers, wood, resin, latex are obtained from plants and trees.
    • Animals used for materials like animal skins, meat, bones, raw milk, wool.
    • Earth used for materials like minerals, metals, rocks, crude oil, coal, water.
  • Raw materials
    • Same or not the same as production materials, examples: Petroleum, Silk, Leather, ...
  • Production Materials - components, subassemblies, parts, other supplies and any industrial services required for the manufacturing of Finished Goods and Shippers.
  • Finished Goods - Finished goods are products that have completed all aspects of the production process, and which are being held for sale. A finished good can consist of one or more parts:
    • Durable: have a life span of over three(?) years and are used repeatedly over time. E.g. Fridge, TV, Bike, Chair, Phone, Brush.
    • Disposable: a product designed for a single use after which it is recycled or is disposed as solid waste. E.g. Wipes, Diapes, Toilet paper.
    • Consumable: Can be used only once, examples are food and detergents. E.g. Toothpaste, Soup, Detergent
    • Packaging: Used to transport use the durable, disposable or consumable. E.g. tube, bottle, carton
  • Handling Units - used for shipping, storing and displaying other material types.
    • Cases/cartons/trays /...
    • Displays
    • Dolly's & Pallets
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