Cradle to Grave
A company or business is responsible for the proper disposal of its products; therefore, it must come up with a proper and well-managed concept to fulfill this task. This is purposely done to reduce the amount of waste and hazardous substances from the environment as we are in the new century of sustainability. The cradle is where life begins and the grave is where it ends. In the context of sustainability, it deals with how an organization's product life cycle affects the environment. From the conception of the product to its final stage, whether they become waste which is managed well or not. This deals with the creation of a product to the disposal of the product. This helps manufacturing companies to know when and which product to recycle, reuse and last resort being disposing of it to reduce the amount of waste accumulated at the end of the day.
Every product created is unique in its own ways and has different components in its production, therefore, its disposal would also be different or unique respective to its creation. With this in mind, for companies to do proper disposal of waste products they would have to assess each component of a product and learn how to best dispose of it off. They cannot use the same disposal method of one product for another.
A company should also learn about the product's life cycle to have a greater degree of control over its disposal. All businesses are mandated to follow this principle to maintain and sustain the environment and not vice versa. It is also the responsibility of each individual in the organization especially the top-level managers to see to it that this obligation is carried for the betterment of the environment.
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External links
https://www.isoqar.co.za/post/why-the-cradle-to-grave-principle
https://kiwi-energy.medium.com/what-is-a-cradle-to-grave-analysis-fd1b507e77d0
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