| Guideline |
Reason |
| Avoid or minimise use of hazardous, toxic or in any other way environmentally unfriendly materials.
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Decrease toxic and/or hazardous emissions in later life stages and/or decrease harmful emissions during production |
| Avoid materials with a high energy content (Aluminium) |
Decrease the amount of energy used during extraction and/or production |
| Use materials which are renewable, recyclable and/or recycled, minimise use of thermosets or mixed polymers |
Decrease the amount of non-renewable materials to be extracted from the earth |
| Design products in a way that reduces material use, use better design instead of over- dimensioning
| Decrease the amount of materials to be extracted from the earth
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| Design for minimum waste production during production
| Decrease amount of material wasted during production
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| Minimise number of materials used | Increase recyclability and ease the sorting process
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