QUESTIONS

• Why should designers of a new product consider Fashion and trends when creating product lifespan?

  if they were to go out of fashion the product would become useless and turn into waste
• What are the advantages of short product lifetimes to Manufacturers?

  Increased sales
• What are the disadvantages of short product lifetimes to Consumers?

  Higher costs / constantly having to buy and replace the product
• What are the disadvantages of short product lifetimes to the environment?

  Waste and pollution
• What are the benefits of recycling to companies?

  • saves money
  • less green house emissions
  • innovation and growth
• What are the benefits of recycling to the environment?

  reduces the need to extract resources such as timber, water, and minerals for new products and creates less waste