Sustainably Engineered Products - Smartphones

In this course you will learn about the environmental impact of manufacturing smartphones. You will also look at the stages of life cycle assessment and the processes used to recycle smartphones.

Introduction

Sustainable engineering is the process of designing and operating systems or processes in such a way that they use energy and resources sustainably, considering their wider impact on the natural environment and the needs of future generations.

This includes the need to consider the type of materials used as well as the rate at which they are being used. If no consideration is made towards being sustainable then there are negative consequences in the short and long term; habitats may be destroyed, animals or plants may become extinct, raw materials could run out and future generations could be left without the things they need to live long, happy, healthy lives.