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how do HIC's produce more waste than LIC's?
-people have the ability to buy more products, highly packed, people in LIC's recycle products
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what are the five different types of waste?
1)Garden waste 2) white goods 3)food waste 4)electronic waste 5)packaging
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how does Bracknel Forest Council use the re3 scheme to locally recycle?
house collection- green,brown,blue bins. Plastics-Baylis Recycling plant. Glass-Yorkshire, remade. Paper and cardboard-Severnside recycling plant. Cans-Biffa waste management
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what are the three types of dealing with wast and what is there advs. and disadv. ?
landfill-Adv. cheap, Dis. run out of space. recycling-acv. use of fewer natural resources, dis. difficult to enforce recycling. Incineration- adv. can create electricity, dis. toxic fumes are emitted.
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what are the advantages and disadvantages of renewable energy?
advantages- cheapr, reduces air pollution, UK will have 15% of its energy from wind power. Disadvantages- noise pollution, unattractive, expensive.
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what are the advantages and disadvantages of non-renewable energy?
advantages- allows for the local economy to benefit, new transport links opened, creates jobs. Disadvantages-large scale deforestation, tribes forced to move, contaminated water(caused disease), greenhouse gases released.
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what is a carbon footprint?
a carbon footprint is a measure of the amount of greenhouse gases we release during our daily lives.
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what are the three reasons for high energy consumption?
1)population, 2)income and wealth, 3)availability of energy supplies
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how does domestic energy waste increase?
-poor insulation-leaving doors and windows open- leaving on the lights-leaving on electrical appliances
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how is energy waste in a industry increase?
-machines being left on- lights are left on- poorly serviced machinery becomes inefficient
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what are the solutions to energy waste?(domestic scale)
-loft insulation-turning off electrical appliances-energy saving light bulbs- wind turbines and solar power- cavity wall insulation
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what are the solutions to energy waste?(local scale)
-giving advice and financial support to residents-solar panels- gives out energy saving light bulbs
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what are the solutions to energy waste?(by the government)
-they grant of £2500 is available per household for using green technologies- they grant of £1 million is available for public buildings
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