Graphics - Sustainability, 6R's 0.0 / 5 ? Design & Technology: GraphicsSustainability, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rethink, Repair, RefuseGCSEAll boards Created by: Nicole10Created on: 28-11-15 02:54 What is sustainability? Meeting the needs of today without jepardising future generations 1 of 21 Reduce means... Using less of something 2 of 21 Ways to reduce... 1) Alter size of products 2) Reduce distance that products need to be transported 3) Tessellation (less waste) 3 of 21 Reduce examples... 1) Bags for life (less carrier bags, which are hard to recycle, used) 2) Aerosols (compressed/concentrated so less packaging used) 4 of 21 Reuse means... Using a product again in its same form but for a different functionW 5 of 21 Why is reusing good? It eliminates the need for a new product. No new product = no effect on environment 6 of 21 Reuse examples... 1) Refill packs for coffee jar 2) Sweet tins (to store pens, etc.) 7 of 21 Recycle is the... Breakdown of a product back to its raw material so it can be used again for different purpose 8 of 21 What do the numbers in the recycle triangle represent? Type of plastic used 9 of 21 Recycle examples... 1) Cardboard 2) Milk bottles 3) Tins/cans 4) Glass 10 of 21 Rethinks means... Changing packaging to educate people about recycling/reusing 11 of 21 What do designers have the opportunity to do to rethink? Alter a product's sustainability so it will be easier to reuse or recycle 12 of 21 Ways to rethink... Using packaging made from biodegradable material instead of just plastic 13 of 21 Rethink examples... Cornstarch polymers 14 of 21 Repair means.... To fix or reuse products instead of disposing them 15 of 21 Why is repair good? Eliminates having to recycle the product and stops demand for a new product 16 of 21 What is planned obsolescence? Engineering products to break after a period of time 17 of 21 What does planned obsolescence lead to? Hard to use product/it stops working -> Cost of repair is more than new product -> Materials wasted -> New materials extracted 18 of 21 Refuse is when... Customers refuse to take responsibility for packaging 19 of 21 Refuse is when... Customers boycott products based on environmental impacts 20 of 21 Refuse is when... Council refuse to recycle products that shouldn't be in the recycling bin (sanctions) 21 of 21
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