Lab+4

Write six paragraphs, one on each stage of the 'materials economy', and define its interactions. (6 paragraphs/one stage each paragraph)
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Each stage of course involves people that implement the actions that need to be taken: for example a wooden desk.

Extraction: Is the first stage in this material economy. This is starting point. So cutting extracting trees from the ground would be an example of what happens in this stage. Cutting down millions of trees would reduce the the number of plants that take in carbon dioxide emissions and let out oxygen. This cycle will come to an end if we don't minimize extraction.

Production: In this stage the "extracted" materials are mixed with other things to produce commercial products. The trees that were cut down in the previous stage are cut down and mixed with materials to satisfy the product specifications.In this stage things like the machines are harmful to the planet because of the emissions in lets off. The production stage can help the environment by using less harmful materials thus making companies more aware.

Distribution: This stage is the selling of the products that were previously made in the previous steps. This stage creates a cycle because for them to sell more they need to charge less and to charge less they need to manufacute it at a lower cost, which in turn creates poor conditions.

Consumption: We as humans must buy things for survival and thus making us a consumer economy. All these stages contribute to the factor that we have to go out and buy more stuff because the product only lasts a certain amount of time.

Disposal: After the material go through all of the above stages, they come to an end and are thrown in the garbage. Some products are recycled however not all systems have recycling methods in place. Sometimes when something is thrown away, they just dig holes and fill them in with garbage. Or sometimes burn the garbage. This is especially dangerous to the earth because of the harmful toxins that are used in the production stage. It hurts the soil, plants and the organisms that grow from it.

There is another way by creating a cycle of reusing everything in which we can spare the resources.