Lab+4

Extraction- it is the first part of the process and it requires looking for resources and use them. Humans are using up more resources than they need; most of it is being wasted which is causing us to ruin our natural resources, to make products. We are ruining and running out of natural resources, which means we are destroying our planet slowly. When we run out of resources to use from one part of the world we move on to the next and in the end there will be no more left.

Production- this is the second part of the process. There is a need to make new products and to make these we are using and mixing in toxic chemicals. The problem is that it leads to many health problems that we are not yet aware of, everything around us has toxic chemicals. People are exposed to a toxic environment, which is very unhealthy.

Distribution- this is the third part of the process, which tries to get rid of products as soon as possible because they are toxic. In order to do this they externalize the cost. When people pay for the products, the real cost of production is externalized.

Consumption- people are constantly consuming things, which, keep the products flowing in this process. We live in a consumer culture where we always want new things and get rid of old things to make space for the new. The government encourages consumerism in order to keep this process going.

Disposal- the products that we need to get rid of need to be disposed, and there are much way we can do this, but all the options are not environmentally safe. For example: landfills, burning garbage which are both very harmful to the environment. Incineration causes dioxins which is very harmful to earth and nature.

Another way- there are many ways to help the environment. One of them is to have no waste or zero waste, where people find new ways to use resources, because a product that one person does not need can be very useful to another person. “One persons garbage is anthers’ treasure”. Closed loop production-in order to get rid of the toxic waste there are developed loops in the system, to protect workers and create new systems. Local living economies- created by people who are directly involved with the effects of the system. Renewable Energy- gives people around the world what they need in order to use energy efficiently. Green Chemistry- instead of using harmful chemicals to the environment, it replaces them with un harmful chemicals, which are satisfactory and not as bad for the environment.