3.7 - Going Green or Mean?

Question 1

What plays a large role in managing ecological footprints?

Answer 1

Recycling

Question 2

How much waste are EU countries aiming to recycle?

Answer 2

At least half of their municipal waste by 2020. This will divert waste from landfill and raw materials will be reused for consumption, offering lower environmental costs as well as more jobs

Question 3

Why is aluminium recycling so important?

Answer 3

It saves 95% of the energy needed to make a new can from scratch

Question 4

How did recycling in the EU effect greenhouse gas emmisions?

Answer 4

Increased recycling between 2001 and 2010 cut GHG emissions from municipal waste by 56%

Question 5

What is Keep Britain Tidy?

Answer 5

An environmental charity that encourages people not to drop their city. The organisation is engaged in a range of programmes in parks and schools as they try to manage litter sustainably.

Question 6

What is an example of a substitute material?

Answer 6

Graphene is one newly invented ‘super material’ that is light and strong and may in time replace the need for materials such as steel

Question 7

What is the circular economy?

Answer 7

• China and India have accelerated consumption through their cheap manufacturing costs but they area so a part of the solution
• China is politically engaged with trying to tackle the sustainability changes that we now face
• emerging economies are becoming leaders in resourcing efficient technology and renewable energy
• China is the world’s largest manufacturer of solar panels