Environmental Legislation (UK)

In what year did the The Environmental Protection Act come into force?

• 1974

• 1983
  

• 1990

• 2003

What do we mean by the term Natural Environment?

(Tick all that apply)

• Car Parks

• Water courses

• Animals / Plants

• Mountains and countryside

The Environmental Protection Act covers?

(Tick all that apply)

• Waste on land and contaminated land

• Smoke, fumes, insects, noise and light

• Forests, Plants / trees and Vegetables

• Litter

How many factors determine whether or not a substance is hazardous to the environment?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

In what year did the Pollution Prevention and Control Act come into force?

• 1967

• 1974

• 1990

• 1999

What does WEEE stand for?

• Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

• World Electrical and Engineering Equipment

• Wate Export of Electrical Equipment

• Waste Electrical and Export of Equipment

Which of the following materials are NOT classified as hazardous to the environment?

• PVC cable

• Plasterboard

• Fluorescent lamps

• Cardboard packaging

Which of the following materials can be easily recycled?

(Tick all that apply)

• Old electrical cable

• Cardboard packaging

• Metals

  (copper and steel)

• Builders rubble

Which Building Regulation is concerned with the Conservation of Fuel and Power?

• Part A

• Part E

• Part L

• Part P

What kind of low-energy lamp is this?

• High pressure sodium

• Light Emitting Diode (LED)

• Metal halide

• Compact fluorescent lamp (CFL)