Analysis of the Impact of Smartphone on the Environment Using the LCA Method

Today’s industrial production has a great impact on the environment all over the world. The constant increase in the world’s population has a great impact on the expanding industries in the world. Maintenance, eco-design and life cycle analysis are important concepts related to sus-tainability and environmental protection. Life cycle refers to everything associated with the product at all stages of its life, from the extraction of raw materials to the disposal or recycling of the product. The mobile phone was chosen as a representative in accordance with the global development of the relevant industry and the desire to show its impact on the environment using the LCA (Life cycle assessment) method. The concepts of sustainable development, recyclability and eco-indicators were explained and some concepts and tools were presented to show how can mobile phones industry reduce the impact and con-tribute to the environment and sustainability.