The 6 R's
The 6 R's
- Created by: JonathanColeman
- Created on: 24-03-14 11:37
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- The 6 R's
- Recycle
- Materials that can be recycled – primary, secondary and tertiary.
- Tertiary:Completely breaking down a product then turning it into a completely new product. E.g turing car tyre into a pensil case
- Products that use recycled materials.
- E.g MDF, Acrylic, Polystyrene
- Disassembly – reprocessing materials for use in new products.
- Materials that can be recycled – primary, secondary and tertiary.
- Re-use
- Products that can be adapted to suit an alternative use.
- Products that can be reused for either the same or a new purpose.
- Reduce
- Life cycle of a product(s)/Eco footprint.
- EcO footprint:measures how much is needed to produce the resources we consume and dispose of our waste.
- Built-in obsolescence.
- Obseolescence: is a policy of planning or designing a product with a limited useful life
- Materials – waste.
- Life cycle of a product(s)/Eco footprint.
- Refuse
- Issues relating to sustainable design.
- this means not accepting things that are not the best option for the environment. For example, is the packaging really needed?
- Materials we should refuse to use. eg that release toxic fumes
- Issues relating to sustainable design.
- Rethink
- How it is possible to approach design problems differently.
- An existing product that has become waste, e.g. utilising the materials or components for another purpose without processing it.
- Repair
- Products that can/cannot be repaired.
- Can the design include components that can be replaced rather than allowing the entireproduct to be unusable
- Products that can/cannot be repaired.
- Recycle
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