Recycling instructions for Icare Finland products
Darling, Janina (2021)
2021
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021120323690
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021120323690
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This product-based bachelor’s thesis was created in the fall of 2021 to report the creation of recycling instructions for the commissioning company, Icare Finland. Icare makes tonometers, devices which measure eye pressure, for use by eye doctors as well as patients to measure their eye pressure at home.
The importance of recycling has increased annually due to an increase in both consumer and industrial waste. Such an increase has sped up climate change and contributed to the destruction of the environment. Recycling has provided consumers with a means of combating climate change.
This thesis aims to give a reader understanding of recycling, especially when it comes to differences in various types of recycling. The theory concerns the basics of recycling, such as definitions related to recycling, the process of recycling, and issues related to recycling. The theoretical data is collected from secondary sources, including articles, academic research publications, studies, and statistics.
The product which was created as an outcome of this thesis, recycling instructions, will be helpful for the company, because the company has been undergoing a sustainability initiative to reduce waste within the company, but also to include the customer in the sustainable future. The instructions provide the customer with a clear understanding of how to recycle the product after the product cannot be used anymore. Instructions have been developed for each tonometer type to address the specific components which are included in the tonometer set.
The instructions have been written in English to appeal for the broad global market and have been stored as PDF files. The data for the instructions has been gathered through contacting the commissioning company for information, as well as contacting the suppliers for material specifications.
To conclude, this thesis offers an understanding of recycling from various viewpoints, supporting the need for recycling instructions created as an outcome of the project.
The importance of recycling has increased annually due to an increase in both consumer and industrial waste. Such an increase has sped up climate change and contributed to the destruction of the environment. Recycling has provided consumers with a means of combating climate change.
This thesis aims to give a reader understanding of recycling, especially when it comes to differences in various types of recycling. The theory concerns the basics of recycling, such as definitions related to recycling, the process of recycling, and issues related to recycling. The theoretical data is collected from secondary sources, including articles, academic research publications, studies, and statistics.
The product which was created as an outcome of this thesis, recycling instructions, will be helpful for the company, because the company has been undergoing a sustainability initiative to reduce waste within the company, but also to include the customer in the sustainable future. The instructions provide the customer with a clear understanding of how to recycle the product after the product cannot be used anymore. Instructions have been developed for each tonometer type to address the specific components which are included in the tonometer set.
The instructions have been written in English to appeal for the broad global market and have been stored as PDF files. The data for the instructions has been gathered through contacting the commissioning company for information, as well as contacting the suppliers for material specifications.
To conclude, this thesis offers an understanding of recycling from various viewpoints, supporting the need for recycling instructions created as an outcome of the project.