Circular economy 2

Integrating Social Aspects to Improve Resource Recovery

Match

Match the following

• an area of land where large amounts of waste material are buried underground

• to discard; get rid of or abandon something or someone

• to move steadily or continuously in one direction

• without being harmed, damaged or lost

• having a definite limit or fixed size

Paper bags also produce substantially more LANDFILL waste

When a new phone comes out many people DITCH the old one

In nature, material FLOWS. One species' waste is another's food.

After the accident, the passengers were SAFELY evacuated.

The planet has a FINITE amount of natural resources.

• Paper bags also produce substantially more LANDFILL waste

• When a new phone comes out many people DITCH the old one

• In nature, material FLOWS. One species' waste is another's food.

• After the accident, the passengers were SAFELY evacuated.

• The planet has a FINITE amount of natural resources.

Multiple Choice

What can we do with leftovers after lunch?

• We can reuse them in another dish.

• We can put it to cupboard for another few days until we want to eat it again.

• We can give them to kids to play with and have fun.

• We should throw them away because everyone is full after meal.

Match

Match the following

• the different parts of which something is made

• materials that are used to wrap or protect goods that are sold in shops

• to take apart a machine or structure so that it is in separate pieces

• maker; a person or company that produces goods in large quantities

• to keep somebody or something in a place or situation they can't get out of

Many COMPONENTS in this new phone were manufactured using recycled materials.

Many companies have changed their PACKAGING to reflect 100% recycled paper.

We had to completely DISASSEMBLE the engine to find the problem.

If your computer is faulty, you should return in to the MANUFACTURERS.

More airborne contaminants are TRAPPED inside our homes.

• Many COMPONENTS in this new phone were manufactured using recycled materials.

• Many companies have changed their PACKAGING to reflect 100% recycled paper.

• We had to completely DISASSEMBLE the engine to find the problem.

• If your computer is faulty, you should return in to the MANUFACTURERS.

• More airborne contaminants are TRAPPED inside our homes.

Multiple Choice

Which one is the Environmental benefit of Circular economy?

• Increased Potential For Economic Growth

• Better incoming material sources

• Healthy and resilient soils

• Employment growth

Improvements in living standards and income levels cause more resource consumption, thus, generating a massive amount of waste. According to World Bank (2019), global waste may increase by 70% in the next 30 years.

Zhang Yu, Syed Abdul Rehman Khan, Pablo Ponce, Hafiz Muhammad Zia-ul-haq, Katerine Ponce, Exploring essential factors to improve waste-to-resource recovery: A roadmap towards sustainability, Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 350, 2022, 131305, ISSN 0959-6526, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131305.

What actions can Veolia make so people help in waste (resource) recovery?

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​It's not only about picking up our garbage it is about how we rethink society practices

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