Sustainability

Question 1

What Is Blow Moulding?

Answer 1

A process that produces hollow parts by forcing the plastics against the mould walls through the use of air pressure.

Question 2

What is a Vacuum forming?

Answer 2

Uses Mould and Vacuum pressure to obtain the desired part geometry.

Question 3

What is Injection Moulding?

Answer 3

Injecting plastic materials molten by heat into a mould and then cooling and solidifying them.

Question 4

What does FSC Stand For?

Answer 4

Forest Stewardship Council

Question 5

What do The FSC do?

Answer 5

They Makes Sure products that are made for timber, paper, or other forest products which are sourced from well managed forests and/or recycled materials.

Question 6

What is the ‘Mobius Loop’ and what does it mean?

Answer 6

A Internationally recognised Symbol of Recycling

Question 7

How Many Different types of mobius loops are there?

Answer 7

7

Question 8

What does EU Ecolabel Do?

Answer 8

Its a label awarded to products and services meeting high environmental standards throughout their life-cycle.

Question 9

What is ISO Stand For?

Answer 9

International Standards Organisation

Question 10

What does ISO Do?

Answer 10

Internationally recognised standards are agreed and put in Place.

Question 11

What Does RoHS Stand For?

Answer 11

Restriction of Hazardous Substances

Question 12

RoHS Restricts four different metals?

Answer 12

Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Chromium

Question 13

What does the WEEE and Battery Directive Do?

Answer 13

Covers the end of life of Electric and electronic equipment. They Deal with restriction of hazardous substances and safe disposal.

Question 14

What does the WEEE and Battery Directive Stand For?

Answer 14

Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment.

Question 15

What does BSI Stand For?

Answer 15

British Standards Institute

Question 16

What do the BSI Do?

Answer 16

BSI is a national organisation formed to devise agreed standard procedures for performing a wide range of tasks.

Question 17

What does PP (5) Stand For?

Answer 17

Polypropylene

Question 18

What Polymers items can be recycled by PP (5)?

Answer 18

Furniture, Consumers, Luggage, Toys and Bumpers

Question 19

What other Plastics are in Other (7)?

Answer 19

Acrylic, Polycarbonate, Polyactilic, Fibres, Nylon, FibreGlass

Question 20

What Polymers items can be recycled by “Others(7)”?

Answer 20

Baby feeding bottles, CD Production (Made from Polycarbonate)

Question 21

What does PS (6) Stand For?

Answer 21

Polystyrene

Question 22

What Polymers items can be Recycled by PS (6)

Answer 22

Toys, Hard Packaging, Refrigerator trays, Cosmetics Bags

Question 23

What does a Stand For UCD?

Answer 23

User Centred Design

Question 24

What does a UCD do?

Answer 24

UCD investigates the needs and wants of the user and aims to make products mores usable for consumers.

Question 25

What does LDPE (4) Stand For?

Answer 25

Low Density Polyethylene

Question 26

What Polymers items can be recycled by LDPE (4)?

Answer 26

Bottles, Shopping Bags

Question 27

What does PVC (3) Stand For?

Answer 27

Polyyinyl Chloride

Question 28

What Polymers items can be Recycled by PVC (3)

Answer 28

Trays for Sweets, fruit, plastic packing (Bubble foil) and Food Foils to wrap the foodstuff.

Question 29

What does HDPE (2) Stand For?

Answer 29

High-Density Polyethylene

Question 30

What Polymers items can be recycled by HDPE (2)

Answer 30

Milk Jugs, Cleaning agents, laundry detergents, bleaching agents, shampoo bottles, washing and shower soaps.

Question 31

What does PETE (1) Stand For?

Answer 31

Polyethylene terephthalate

Question 32

What Polymer items can be recycled in PETE (1)

Answer 32

Soft Drinks Bottles, Mineral Water, Fruit Juice, Containiers and Cooking oil