Contribution of green product design strategies to reducing environmental pollution/exploratory study in a number of laboratories in Nineveh Governorate

Abstract

This study aims to determine the role of some green product design strategies in reducing the level of environmental pollution. This study was applied in a group of different private and governmental companies in Nineveh Governorate, and to investigate the possibility of the presence of signs of a number of these strategies in the companies studied. The study relied on two variables:  They are: green product design strategies as an independent variable represented by (source reduction strategy) in its three dimensions (reducing weight, alternative materials, extending the life of the product) and (waste management strategy) in its three dimensions (design for disassembly, design for remanufacturing, design for incineration and composting),  And environmental pollution in its dimensions represented by (solid waste, liquid waste, gaseous waste). The researcher adopted a random sample that included (100) study samples at various administrative levels in the companies studied.  The study reached a set of results in the surveyed companies from which it concluded the following: The general rate of perception of the sample members regarding each of the variables of the study was positive, and the existence of a significant correlation and influence between green product design strategies and environmental pollution was achieved