Outline why thermoplastics tend to be easier to recycle than thermosetting plastics.

Outline one reason why products that are made of more than one material can be difficult to recycle.

List two reasons why some countries recycle a larger percentage of plastics than others.

Explain one negative environmental impact of incinerating plastic waste.

Life cycle analysis (LCA) is a tool that assesses the impact of a product on the environment.

Explain how the environmental impact can be minimized during production, distribution and disposal of the electric motorcycle.

Which of the following has the hierarchy of waste in the right order (from most to least desirable)?

A. Landfill, incineration, resource recovery, recycling, reuse, source reduction

B. Source reduction, reuse, recycling, resource recovery, incineration, landfill

C. Landfill, resource recovery, recycling, reuse, source reduction, incineration

D. Source reduction, resource recovery, recycling, reuse, incineration, landfill

Outline why manufacturers would use the strategy of dematerializing plastic products.

Explain one waste mitigation strategy the designer could use to reduce the percentage of ABS sent to landfill at the end of the product’s life.

Outline how the Greenfeet Vertue shoe is an example of waste mitigation.