Sustainability

Question 1

What are the 6Rs?

Answer 1

Refuse, Rethink, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle

Question 2

What does the 1st R - Reduce mean?

Answer 2

Reduce – Use fewer materials in the product and packaging, reduce energy during man/use

Question 3

What does the 2nd R - Re-use mean?

Answer 3

Re-use - use a product again either for same purpose or in another way

Question 4

What does the 3rd R - Recycle mean?

Answer 4

Recycle – reprocess the materials and turn the product into a new product.

Question 5

What does the 4th R - Refuse mean?

Answer 5

Refuse – refuse extra packaging

Question 6

What does the 5th R - Repair mean?

Answer 6

Repair - can the product be repaired rather than buying a new one?

Question 7

What does the 6th R - Rethink mean?

Answer 7

Rethink – look for a new way to manufacture or dispose of products.

Question 8

What are Renewable sources? What is another term to describe this?

Answer 8

Non-finite. Resources that can be grown from plants or animals.

Question 9

What are Non-renewable sources? What is another term to describe this?

Answer 9

Finite. Resources that are used at a faster rate than they can be replaced. But can generally be recycled.

Question 10

What are examples of Renewable sources?

Answer 10

Wood, Paper, wool, cotton

Question 11

What are examples of Non-renewable sources?

Answer 11

Oil used to make plastics, metals.

Question 12

What does biodegradeable mean?

Answer 12

Materials that break down naturally with the aid of rain and sunlight.

Question 13

What is a carbon footprint?

Answer 13

Is the amount of CO2 or other greenhouse gases emitted during a product’s lifetime, including its
production, use and disposal. Manufacturers should try to minimise these effects by reducing energy use
and cutting down transportation and consumers by careful disposal of the product.

Question 14

What are greenhouse gases?

Answer 14

Gases such as those produced by burning fossil fuels, which are linked to global warming.

Question 15

What is fair trade?

Answer 15

A foundation set up to help alleviate poverty and ensure farmers and workers are working under acceptable
conditions and receive a fair price for their goods.

Question 16

What are product lifecycles?

Answer 16

This term is used to describe how long a product will last before it wears out or to explain the time taken for
a product to become obsolete. It is also used to show the environmental impact of a product from the raw
material stage to its disposal.

Question 17

What is sustainability?

Answer 17

Designers, and manufacturers have a responsibility to design and manufacture products that use fewer
materials and components in their manufacture and consume less energy during manufacture, transport
and use. They also need to consider how to recover and reuse materials after their use. This is known as
sustainability.