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Life cycle assessment (LCA )

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), analysis or design is a systematic set of procedures for compiling and examining the inputs and outputs of materials and energy and the associated environmental impacts directly attributable to the functioning of a product or service system throughout its life cycle.

Related terms:

• Eco-efficiency
• Ecology
• Pollution
• Resource depletion
• Waste triangle - reduce, reuse, recycle
• Water quality
• Zero carbon/waste/Water