Environmental Considerations' Importance for Design of Consumer Products

In this essay, the author

• Opines that environmental considerations have become a major factor within the design of consumer products due to concerns of particular products driven by the human use in excessive amounts.
• Explains that there was concern during the '60s about the effect caused by cars on the environment, but this worry has reappeared.
• Analyzes how january predicts an era of environmental issues and state that will "swell to undreamed-of heights" during the 21st century.
• Explains that every major car company is developing alternate power plants to address the emissions issue anyway, and legislation has been implemented on the use of on-board diagnostic systems.
• Explains that there is a need to repair the vehicle, and that periodic inspections are required for vehicle owners.
• Opines that consumer products are becoming increasingly important within considerations of the environment, such as shampoos and conditioners to floor cleaners.
• Explains that the list below contains dangerous chemicals that cause numerous harm such as nervous system, skin, kidneys, and eye damage.
• Explains that perchloroethylene can cause serious harm if ingested. it has caused cancer in some laboratory animals and is considered a probable human
• Explains that chloramine gas can accumulate and persist in human fatty tissues and breast milk. household bleach is the most common cleaner accidentally swallowed by children.
• Explains that exposure to chloramine gas may cause mild asthmatic symptoms or more serious respiratory problems.
• Explains that formaldehyde can cause shallow breathing, vomiting, and death. it is also associated with cancer and birth defects.
• Explains that low levels of formaldehyde can cause eye, nose, throat, and skin irritation.
• Explains that formaldehyde (per million parts of air) can cause watery eyes, burning sensations, nose and throat, nausea, coughing, chest tightness, wheezing and allergic reactions.
• Explains how design facilitates the recycling of materials and encourages reuse of product. recycling glass uses 30 percent less energy than making products.
• Explains that glass bottles are a product that is always encouraged to be recycled.
• Explains that recycle glass requires a considerable amount of heat to melt the glass then reshape it. however, once glass has been coloured, the colour cannot be removed.
• Explains that light bulbs, ceramics, glass mirrors and windowpanes are not made with the same materials as glass jars or bottles, so they should not be mixed in with glass recyclables.
• Explains that glass bottles are recycled by the coloured recycling bins in many areas. competitions are held for certain areas along the east anglia coats to see which areas collect the most bottles to recycle.
• Opines that recycling encourages recycling, but paper is made from cellulose, which is in plant fibers. cutting down trees and grinding up trees is not good for the plant.