The diagram below shows the environmental issues raised by a product over its life cycle. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The flow chart illustrates the different stages in the life cycle of a product developing environmental burdens. As can be seen from the process, there are 7 steps in

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process, beginning with the planning and design of the goods and ending with the recycling of used ones. In the first stage of the graph, a product is planned and designed to meet the demand of customers by companies. After that, materials and energy resources are consumed before being delivered to the warehouse with the aim of manufacturing. These steps are destructive

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to the natural habitat since they emit waste and Carbon dioxide by using energy resources. Turning to the next step, the goods are packaged and distributed, ready for sale in retail outlets. Those which are fully equipped are used by customers, who have rights to either

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or recycle them.

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, disposed products seriously harm the environment,

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recycled ones reduce negative impacts on the living world.

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, feedback from consumers is collected to improve the new product plan.