Life Cycle Analysis, one of the most common methods used to measure sustainability, is a method of evaluating the environmental impacts of any product or service during the acquisition, manufacturing, elimination of waste, and transportation of raw materials used in production.

The aim of this method is to create studies that will ensure raw material, energy, and water efficiency and to determine strategies that reduce environmental impacts on air, water, and soil.

Life Cycle Analysis covers all six stages of the product life cycle:

Raw Materials: Obtaining the raw materials required to create the product 

Production: The manufacturing phase of products 

Consumption: Use of products after they are served to the customer 

Disposal: Disposal of products if they are not recycled 

Recycling: The product is transformed back into raw material. 

Transportation: transportation processes of products, including all intermediate steps at these stages, resources such as water, energy, and raw materials are used by a product throughout its life. The environmental impacts of the product are calculated by considering the results, such as solid and liquid wastes, land use, main and by-products, greenhouse gas emissions, and ecological footprint.