Abstract
Toys play an elemental role in the mental, physical, social and emotional development of children. These toys are available in a variety of materials to choose from e.g.: Plastic, wood, cloth etc. Channapatna toys are softwood toys locally manufactured in Channapatna town, Bangalore rural-district in India. These toys are usually made from softwood obtained from Wrightia tinctoria, which are then lacquered and sold. The aim of this paper is to study the environmental impacts of Channapatna toys vis-a-vis Plastic toys - specifically Poly-vinyl Chloride (PVC); by Life-cycle assessment (LCA) on Simapro 8.4. This comparative study revealed that locally-made Channapatna toys were less toxic, consumed less energy and had minimum environmental impacts as compared to readily available PVC toys. Additionally, solutions were proposed to promote such locally-oriented small-scale toy industries; which not only safeguard the future of children but are also environmentally sustainable and help preserve the traditional craft and cultural heritage.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 487-492 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Procedia CIRP |
| Volume | 69 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
| Event | 25th CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, , CIRP LCE 2018 - Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 30 Apr 2018 → 2 May 2018 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
Keywords
- Channapatna
- Life-Cycle Assessment
- low-cost PVC toys
- Traditional Craft
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