Environment

• Name 3 Industrial Methods used to acquire resources that harm the earth


  -Metal Mining

  -Crude Oil Pumping

  -Felling

  -Farming
• What doe the FSC symbol tell the customer?


  The product is made from timber that is part of a sustainable practice, a managed forest that protects communities.
• 5 Renewable Materials


  -Cotton

  -Oak

  -Leather

  -Bamboo

  -Wool
• 5 Renewable Energy Sources


  -Solar

  -Wind

  -Tidal

  -Geothermal

  -Biomass
• 5 Non-renewable Materials


  -Granite

  -Gold

  -Acrylic

  -Glass

  -Nylon
• 3 Non-renewable Energy Sources


  -Oil

  -Gas

  -Coal
• 5 Stages of Life-Cycle Analysis


  Extraction, Manufacture, Distribution, Use and Disposal

  
• 6 R's of Sustainability 


  Reduce

  Repair

  Recycle

  Reuse

  Refuse

  Rethink
• Waste Management Hierarchy Pyramid


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• 3 Things that can be reduced to reduce environmental impacts


  -Reduce energy consumption

  -Reduce packaging

  -Reduce manufacturing processes used to make a product
• What is an issue with using glass as packaging

  It is more heavy so more CO2 released to transport it
• What is 'planned obsolescence'?


  Deliberately designing products to fail after a short period of time.

  Companies claim this enables them to produce better, more eco-friendly products.
• What is 'perceived obsolescence'?


  Belief that a perfectly functioning product isn't up to date as the newer models.

  Encouraged by phone manufacturers by releasing 'trickle-fed' new features
• Upcycling


  Practice of turning unwanted items into desirable ones.
• How does burning fossil fuels lead to a rise in global temperature?


  Burning fossil fuels releases CO2 into atmosphere.

  This stays in the atmosphere and traps heat from the sun

  Earth increases in temperature (global warming)
• Activities that contribute to your 'carbon footprint'


  -Central heating

  -Using water to shower/wash up

  -Driving cars

  -Eating food (red meat)

  -Using electricity

  -Using a plane

  -Disposal of waste
• What is 'desertification'


  Creation of a desert from previously fertile land.

  Caused by deforestation of tropical rainforests, rainfall washes away the exposed thin soil, exposing the bedrock beneath
• Packaging Alternatives


  -Bioplastics (starch-based)

  -Mycelium (mushroom shoots)

  -Algae

  -Bamboo
• What does this symbol mean

  Item is compostable (will be broken down naturally)

  Usually seen on cups, packaging etc.

  
• How can products be 'designed for maintenance'


  -Use standardized parts

  -make repair/servicing easier

  -Enable devices to be upgraded with software downloads
• How can a product be redesigned to reduce its environmental impact


  -Reduce the amount of materials used

  -Reduce number of different materials used

  -Reduce number of manufacturing processes

  -Reduce use of 'energy hungry' materials

  -Make product easy to recycle
• What is the aim of 'active disassembly'


  So products 'self-disassemble' aiding recycling and component reuse.
• What technology is used in active disassembly?

  Smart Memory Alloy technology - metal alloys that change shape when heated at relatively low temperatures.