Unit 2.1 - J. Bednarczyk, A. Moryc

A facility in which recyclables, such as newspapers, magazines, books, other paper products, glass, metal and/or other products are recycled.

• circular economy

• recycling plant

• landfill

• linear economy

The use of a new idea, method or technology.

• innovation

• commodity

• forward-thinking

• planned obsolescence

A device consisting of seperate parts or units which can be put together in various combinations.

• commodity

• innovation

• outset

• modular

To make something better and able to do more things.

• upgrade

• feed back into

• embrace

• dispose

The flow of materials from use by consumers or industry to their final deposal.

• commodity

• waste stream

• outset

• landfill

Planning for the better future in a positive way, also willing to use modern methods and ideas.

• embrace

• self-healing

• drive innovation

• forward-thinking

“From the outset” means:

• making devices better

• starting from the beginning of process

• putting something back into the process

• getting rid of products

A product in its basic form before it has been used that can be sold to make a profit.

• resource

• obsolescence

• commodity

• precious metal

B____________ materials have the ability to decompose qucikly.

Instead of throwing out l________, fast-food chains could offer them to the homeless.