Term

ecological rucksack

Term

The material input of a product (service) minus the weight of the product itself. The material input is defined as the life cycle wide total quantity (in kg) of natural material moved (physically displaced) by humans in order to generate a good.

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Source:

EEA Glossary

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Definition source publication

EEA. 1999. Making sustainability accountable: Eco-efficiency, resource productivity and innovation. Topic report No 11/1999.

Publication year

1999

Definition source URL

http://glossary.eea.europa.eu/EEAGlossary

Organisation

EEA

Organisation full name

Subjects

INTEGRATED TOOLS AND METHODOLOGIES FOR ASSESSMENT

Long definition

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