The choice of materials is important when considering the environment. You should consider... (choose 2)

• The source - is it renewable

• The colour

• How it can be disposed of

• The function

• The aesthetics

When products are made abroad one environmental factor you need to consider is...

• It is cheaper to make

• children being used to make the product

• Pollution caused by transporting it to the UK

The main environmental issue of electronic goods is...

• Use of rare metals to make the batteries

• Use of

  Not biodegradable

• Use of energy to make the product

The carbon footprint of a product is..

• how much carbon is used to make a product

• Use of

  the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere

• how much carbon is released when the product biodegrades

To reduce the carbon footprint of a product you could...

• Make sure it is made closer to where it is sold

• Use of

  Use different materials

• Consider how the product is going to be cared for or used

• All of these

Green design is a good way for companies to attract new customers. A company could promote the fact that it... (choose 2)

• Uses non toxic materials and reuses old materials and components

• The ethnicity of the consumers

• Puts a print of a globe on the labels

• Uses renewable energy sources to make the product

If an old product were to be given to a charity shop it would be a good example of ...

• Reduce

• Repair

• Recycle

A product designed to have its component parts easy to remove and change is an example of...

• Rethinking design

• Reduce

• Design to repair

An energy efficient lightbulb is a good example of

• Reducing the amount of energy used

• Making products that are easy to recycle

• Designing products that are easy to repair

Planning to have a product made closer to where it will be sold is a good example of...

• Recycling is made easier

• Reducing the carbon footprint of the product

• Product can be easier to re use