Product life cycles

Life cycle thinking (LCT) is crucial for businesses involved in product design or manufacture. Here you can find programs, initiatives and resources to help designers, product developers and manufacturers engage with LCT and design for sustainability.

• End-of-life motor vehicles

  Read the Sustainability Victoria report (commissioned Hyder Consulting) to undertake a market snapshot of end-of-life vehicle, use and disposal in Victoria.

• Treated timber

  Read the Sustainability Victoria report (commissioned Hyder Consulting) to undertake a market snapshot of treated timber production, use and disposal in Victoria.

• Buzz Products

  Buzz aims to offer clients sustainable product options, with a focus on design, materials, manufacturing processes and transportation.

• Design for sustainability resources

  A list of downloadable resources to help designers, product developers and manufacturers design smarter, more environmentally preferable products.

• Sustainable purchasing

  There is a need for verifiable information on environmental performance of products so that consumers can make informed purchasing decisions.

• Life cycle design tools

  Information on existing sustainable design tools, and supporting the development of new tools to help designers and product developers reduce life cycle environmental impacts of their products.

• Sustainable packaging

  Working with key players in the packaging supply chain to make packaging more sustainable.

• Life cycle thinking about plastics: design for sustainability

  Advice and strategies to assist practitioners at every stage of a plastic product's life, including designers, raw material suppliers, manufacturers, brand owners, specifiers, end users and recyclers.

• Designing for sustainability

  Environmentally conscious design can play a significant role in reducing emissions.