Engineering Homework Help

Individual assignment:

Identify a process or product that is of interest to you or that you make consider a product/process

that currently has a negative impact on our environment. Apply what you learnt about the

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circular

economy

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to the product/process to help eliminate or minimise waste and the continual use of

resources.

Describe the product

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s/process

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s current manufacturing processes and it

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s input and outputs. Assess

the process

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s steps in terms of sustainability

. Identify key areas where you propose improve or change.

The proposed approach could look at any aspect of

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reuse, sharing, repair, refurbishment,

remanufacturing and recycling

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to create a close

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loop system in order to minimise the use of any or

all of (a) resource inputs, (b) waste creation, (c) pollution and (d) carbon emissions.

The true impact of many proposed

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circular economy

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proposals are debated as being too simplistic

which do not consider the complexity of existing systems. Therefore. critique your own

design/proposed changes and argue the advantage that such an approach may have on the current

designs. Identify limitations or challenges that your approach may have.

Report criteria:

A written report (<4,000 words)

The use of flow diagrams and figures is encouraged.