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ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY II 1.2 WASTE Waste electric and electronic equipment (WEEE): 50 Mt/year (world). Recycling: 24,5%. End-of-life vehicles: 1.5 M/year (France).

SYNTHESIS The availability of non-renewable resources is an economic challenge. This is an immediate challenge for a number of resources and sectors. The pressure on greenhouse gases could well increase, particularly in developed countries, with mandatory provisions and disinvestment of responsible or concerned investors. The huge level of waste production in society where fast-moving consumer goods are massively consumed makes it inevitable to establish the manufactures’ liability for the products end-of-life.

2. THE ENVIRONAMNETAL FOOTPRINT OF THE COMPANY AND ITS PRODUCTS 3.1 The company and its products’ life cycle

Product lifecycle: all the activities that make up the extraction of resources and the manufacturing, transport, use and disposal of the product. Impacts: te case of GHG - Scope 1 – all direct emissions from the activities of an organization or under their control. - Scope 2 – Indirect emissions from electricity, steam and heat purchased and used by the organization. - Scope 3 – all other indirect...