Title: Explain environmental considerations when designing a product.
Course: Manufacturing Systems I (13002-36) > Section: Exploring Green Manufacturing

Explanation should include

- design for recycling
- pollution prevention techniques
- knowledge of hazardous materials
- analysis of industry's use of recycling and pollution techniques.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the benefits to manufacturers of following Design for the Environment (DfE) principles?
- What is perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), and what is the status of the current debate around its use, regulation, and remediation?
- As nanotechnology moves from the laboratory to the manufacturing floor, what environmental considerations might need to be addressed?