1. Practice questions 1 A biodegradable material will:
a.) naturally grow in cold climates
b.) naturally rot in the environment
c.) be reusable as a different product
d.) not grow in hot climates
2. What does the term recycling mean?
3. List three materials that can be recycled?
4. Name a material made from recycled products?
5. What does ETI stand for?
6. Write a definition of carbon offsetting.
7. Write a definition of end of life disposal.

2. Practice questions 1 - answers
A biodegradable material will:
a.) naturally grow in cold climates
b.) naturally rot in the environment
c.) be reusable as a different product
d.) not grow in hot climates b
2. What does the term recycling mean? (the conversion of waste products into new materials)
3. List three materials that can be recycled? (glass, paper, metals, wood, textiles, plastics, food waste)
4. Name a material made from recycled products? (fleece)
5. What does ETI stand for? (ethical trading initiative)
6. Write a definition of carbon offsetting. (a way to offset the impact they have on the environment in terms of the carbon footprint)
7. Write a definition of end of life disposal. (the need to dispose of used products and packaging in a safe and environmentally friendly way)

3. Practice questions 2 Give a definition of reuse and give 2 examples.
2. What does eco footprint mean?
3. What does built in obsolescence mean?

4. Practice questions 2 - answers
Give a definition of reuse and give 2 examples. (products that can either be reused for either the same or a new purpose)
What does eco footprint mean? (the measurement of the effect of our actions on the environment)
What does built in obsolescence mean? (the product has been designed to last for a set amount of time)

5. Practice questions 3
List as many reasons as you can think of to describe why you should refuse to use/buy a specific product.
Describe and give an example of primary, secondary and tertiary recycling. 6 marks

6. Practice questions 3 - answers
1. (toxic chemicals, non renewable materials, eco footprint of manufacturing, rights and conditions of workers, over packaged, high transport distances, bad for you, difficult to recycle)
2. Primary – second hand use of items, charity shops
Secondary – waste materials are recycled into different types of products, corriflute sign cut up and used for plant labels
Tertiary – products are broken down and reformulated, plastic bottles

7. Practice question 4
Discuss and give examples of the main points that are needed to make a product sustainable.
8 marks
(choice and use of materials, manufacturing methods, use of the product and disposal of the product)

8. Practice question 5
When a product comes to the end of its life it should be recycled. Discuss and give examples of how designers can ensure the product is easier to recycle?
6 marks
(materials are easy to identify, they can be easily separated and they are not contaminated)

9. Practice questions 6
Describe what a non renewable material is and give an example.
Describe what a renewable material is and give an example.

10. Practice questions 6 - answers
Describe what a non renewable material is and give an example. (substances that have accumulated over millions of years and cannot be replaced in terms of a human lifespan – metals and fossil fuels)
Describe what a renewable material is and give an example. (substances that can be replaced in a human lifespan – wood and wool)

11. Practice questions 7
What is this symbol called and what does it mean?

12. Practice questions 7 - answers
What is this symbol called and what does it mean? (european eco label – has a smaller environmental impact than other similar products)
What is this symbol called and what does it mean?