Sentences with phrase «energy during its life cycle»

Still... An EPA study looking at milk containers found that refillable glass uses about half as much energy during its life cycle than the plastic or gable - top cartons.

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There is no information to indicate that fiber intake as a function of energy intake differs during the life cycle.

Electronic stewardship addresses the life - cycle of electronics from procurement to disposal, often referred to as cradle to grave, for the purpose of reducing their environmental and energy impacts during product acquisition, operation, maintenance and disposition.

Some options hold the potential for net emission reductions that exceed 100 percent — meaning that more carbon would be sequestered during the production process than would be emitted as carbon dioxide during its life cycle — if fertilizer inputs are minimized and biomass or other renewable sources are used for process energy (see Worldwatch Institute, 2007).