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THE CYCLE – REDUCE

KICK THE HABIT

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PRIMARY MATERIALS

EXTRACTION

ELECTRICITY

WATER

PRIMARY MATERIALS

PROCESSING

COMPONENTS

MANUFACTURING

ASSEMBLY

PACKAGING

DISTRIBUTION

T

r

a

n

s

p

o

r

t

Extracting and

manufacturing of

cardboard and plastics

Printing

Industrial processes

From oil to plastics

From iron ore to steel sheets

Average CO

2

emissions

from component

manufacturing (kg)

Flat LCD screen

Tube

Case

or

Regular CRT monitor

Silicon wafers

Chemicals

production

Central Unit case

Circuit boards

Electronic

components

185

69

48

17

18

15

11

8

LIFE-CYCLE STAGES

INPUTS

GHG EMISSIONS