On product labels it is generally used as a short form of biodegradable. On product labels they are often used interchangeably, but there is a difference. It includes everything that happens in the manufacture, use, and disposal of a product, from the time the raw materials are taken from the earth to the time the product is disposed of and returns to the ecosystem. The most important benefit of doing an LCA is that is gives a multidimensional view of the product instead of looking at only one issue. Nonrenewable Those which cannot be replenished by nature within our lifetimes, and are therefore in limited supply.
Nonrenewable resources are fossil fuels, metals, other minerals, and groundwater.
That which does not have the capacity to produce personal injury or illness to humans through ingestion, inhalation, or skin absorption. In addition, organically grown foods must also be processed, packaged, transported and stored without the use of chemicals such as fumigants, artificial additives, and preservatives, and without food irradiation. Organically grown fibers are specially processed to reduce or eliminate toxic substances in all phases of production. Always look for the Certification Seal that lets you know that an independent certification agency has approved this product as organic. Ozone Safe and Ozone Friendly Does not contain or use in manufacture chemicals known to destroy the stratospheric ozone layer.