Foundation Chem Life Cycle Assessments

Litter that is plastic waste needs to be removed from beaches because it

• decomposes

• is flammable

• is not biodegradable

The UK government has set a target to recycle 30% of plastic waste. How are resources saved by recycling more plastics? Less __________ is/are used.

During one year in the USA: • 100 billion aluminium cans were sold • 55 billion aluminium cans were recycled. Give one environmental impact of recycling aluminium cans

What stage is missing from the LCA stages here?

Raw material extraction --> ______________ --> Use / reuse --> Maintenance --> Recycle/waste management

The ability of different materials to perform the same job can be compared by carrying out a _______ ___________ ___________

The production of plastic bags uses limited resources. The image shows two ways (A and B) of saving limited resources. Name A

• Recycle

• Reduce

• Release

• Reuse

• Reverse

The production of plastic bags uses limited resources. The image shows two ways (A and B) of saving limited resources. Name B

• Recycle

• Reduce

• Release

• Reuse

• Reverse