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This article investigates the possibilities for and potential applications of Life Cycle Assessments (LCA’s) and specifically of Life Cycle Inventories (LCI’s) in developing countries (e.g. South Africa). The situation in South Africa is compared to that prevailing in Germany, a highly developed country. Although South Africa is unique concerning the different degrees of development within the industry, most of the principles discussed in this article can be applied similarly to other developing countries.
No significant full LCI studies have yet been performed in South Africa. Although the immediate local needs for the South Africa enonomy are solving labour problems, creating jobs, building houses, the industries should seriously consider performing LCA and related studies for their products. The concept of quality should be extended to include the environmental performance of a product, process or service.
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Stinnes, I.A., Page, D.C. & Fleischer, G. Comparison of LCI studies in South Africa and Germany. Int. J. LCA 1, 110–112 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02978656
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02978656