1.11 Design for Manufacturing,maintenence,repair and dispose

• What are the 6 R of suitability

  1.Recycle(recover parts to use again)

  2. Reduce(minimise waste, use less material, less packaging) 

  3. Refuse(avoid designs using harmful materials to enviro)

  4.Repair(design thing that can be repaired instead of can't)

  5.Rethink(consider more suitable alternatives) 

  6.Reuse(make it possible to use products again instead of discarding them)
• What are the 2 main purposes of recycling 


  To maintain future resources

  To reduce landfill
• What does recyclability depend on


  The extent to which the material can be maintained in its pure state
• What are 2 measures being taken to reduce material useage

  Sell loose fruit and veggies

  Make re-fill packs
• How can consumers make a difference by refusing

  They can refuse to buy products that are harmful to the environment 
• What are some examples of products consumers should refuse to buy


  1Cars with poor fuel consumption and high levels of toxic emmision

  2Single use bottled water

  3Snakcs packages with multi-layer foil(can't be recycled)

  4Inefficient light bulbs

  5Oil based polymer products
• What is the reason behind many products not being designed to be repaired

  1.Screws, nuts and bolts take longer and are more expensive that just adhesives or plastic welding

  2.Aesthetics(bulky temporary fixings are as pretty as slim attrictive products)
• What are 2 ways to encourage people to repair things instead of by new ones

  Project groups that facilitate local communities and help with repairing products

  YouTube repair guides teaching you for free step by step how to fix something
• What exactly is rethinking


  Consideration of alternatives to traditional products, methods and materials

  Being prepared to implement lifestyle changes 
• What are some lifestyle changing examples of rethinking 


  Cycling instead of driving

  Solar panels

  Digital documents instead of printing

  Loose vegetables
• What are 2 examples of reusing products


  Returnable and delivering milk bottles everyday

  Refillable waterbottles
• What is upcycling 


  The creative reuse of unwanted products and materials resulting in outcomes with higher quality or environmental worth than the original
• What are some examples of upcycling 

  Glass jars used a glass vases

  Ice cream containers=storage