CD covers made out of polystyrene

Analysis of a product with the ECODESIGN Assistant

As a product designer of a company producing CD covers you have to take several product requirements into account. In a new project the CD cover is to be improved, the aim is to design an environmentally sound product.

Following questions have to be answered: Where can we start? In which phase of the lifecycle the CD cover pollutes most? Which strategies should be selected and which measures should be implemented?

The ECODESIGN Assistant helps to identify the lifecycle phase where the highest environmental implications takes place. With the identified product type the ECODESIGN PILOT can suggest concrete product improvement ideas.

The ECODESIGN Assistant unites following properties:

• Efficient support finding product properties and appropriate product improvement strategies.
• Easy data collection by using basic product data.
• Rough but trend-setting examination of environmental effects along the product lifecycle.
• Possibility to identify the product type during product development, even when all product features are not yet determined.
• Saving data for a later processing
• Strategy recommendation in three categories with direct links to the checklists of the ECODESIGN online PILOT.

Discover how to use the Assistant for the CD cover.