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Aluminum Assoc NAM 07 23 13
Aluminum Assoc NAM 07 23 13
in North America
Life-Cycle-Thinking Triple-Bottom-Line
Sustainability – Step I
Research and Support
Recycling
– limited understanding and consistent metal loss during the
end-of-life of some products – estimated at least one million
tons of metal loss each year
Product use phase
– very limited understanding in terms of what’s exactly
happening during the use time due to the extremely diversified
applications as well as the very long life time in use
How can we do better
– Constant efficiency improvement versus law of physics
– Limited influence for small businesses on their supply chain
– Technological breakthrough process takes time
Appendix: Footprints of the Industry
Appendix: Current Voluntary Programs
For more information, please visit:
www.aluminum.org/SustainabilityReport
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