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| What Materials can be Recycled? Assorted Materials | |
| What Materials can be Recycled? Plastics | |
| Give an example of a material that is usually difficult to recycle. | |
| MATERIAL NAME: __________________________________ | |
| Why is the material you named in the question above - difficult to recycle? | |
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The fridge/freezer shown
opposite is relatively old. Why does this product need specialist
recycling rather than simply salvaging recyclable materials and discarding
the rest? |
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The batteries shown
opposite are rechargeable. What are the advantages of using this type of
battery compared to standard batteries that are simply thrown away after
they loose their electrical charge? (Mention the environment in your
answer). The key words/phrases my help you answer the question. |
| ENERGY EFFICIENT LONG SHELF LIFE RECHARGEABLE USE 1000S OF TIMES ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY |
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| Name a product that uses rechargeable batteries: ____________________________________________ | |
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Two common recycling
symbols are seen opposite. Some rechargeable batteries can be recycled.
Design a recycling symbol that could be printed on the packaging of
rechargeable batteries to encourage the customer to recycle. Produce two rough designs. Select your best design and produce a colour rendered version. |
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