GCM 372 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Dioxins And Dioxin-Like Compounds, Economic System, Volatile Organic Compound
29 Jan 2020
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Sustainability means meeting our own needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In addition to natural resources, we also need social and economic resources. Embedded in most definitions of sustainability we also find concerns for social equity and economic development. Japanese paper mills convert to oxy-bleaching to prevent use of chlorine which when discharged reaches the ocean forming highly toxic dioxin compound. Environmentalists protest at north american pulp and paper mills to demand change. Some governments and other large print buying groups start specifying recycled substrates those with post consumer waste. In business, the term cradle to grave is used in reference to a firm"s perspective on the environmental impact created by their products or activities from the beginning of its life cycle to its end or disposal. Stewardship groups form in other industries such as paint, batteries and tires.
