Journal
SUSTAINABILITY
Volume 13, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/su13073856
Keywords
life cycle assessment; life cycle costing; social life cycle assessment; circular economy; sustainability; toy
Funding
- Ministry of Education, Science and Sport of Republic of Slovenia
- European Regional Development Fund [5441-2/2018]
- Slovenian Research Agency [P1-0403]
Ask authors/readers for more resources
This paper examines the sustainability of toy production, focusing on environmental, economic, and social aspects. Through analyzing the toy life cycle, the main environmental impacts of the system were identified and alternative design options based on the principles of the circular economy were proposed.
When considering the sustainability of production processes, research studies usually emphasise environmental impacts and do not adequately address economic and social impacts. Toy production is no exception when it comes to assessing sustainability. Previous research on toys has focused solely on assessing environmental aspects and neglected social and economic aspects. This paper presents a sustainability assessment of a toy using environmental life cycle assessment, life cycle costing, and social life cycle assessment. We conducted an inventory analysis and sustainability impact assessment of the toy to identify the hotspots of the system. The main environmental impacts are eutrophication, followed by terrestrial eco-toxicity, acidification, and global warming. The life cycle costing approach examined the economic aspect of the proposed design options for toys, while the social assessment of the alternative designs revealed social impacts along the product life cycle. In addition, different options based on the principles of the circular economy were analysed and proposed in terms of substitution of materials and shortening of transport distances for the toy studied.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available