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31 Cards in this Set
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The 6 Rs
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Rethink
Reuse Recycle Repair Reduce Refuse |
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Globalisation
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The fact that certain products that use to only be available in certain countries are now available all around the world.
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Recycle
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The conversion of waste products into new materials.
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Reuse
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Products that can be used again for the same or a different purpose.
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Reduce
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Considering whether a product can be simplified in order to use less materials.
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Refuse
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Choosing not to buy a product because you disagree with how it was made or what it was made from.
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Social Issues
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Products need to be designed for use by a range of different cultures and nationalities all of whom may have different specific needs.
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Moral Issues
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Concerns about the way products are manufactured and the way in which they safety, comfort and wellbeing of those making them.
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Cultural Issues
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Considering how products affect the quality of lives within different societies.
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Renewable
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Energy sources that will not eventually run out e.g. wind power and solar power.
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Fairtrade
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An independent, non-profit organisation that stamps products within the UK that meet internationally agreed standards to do with working conditions.
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Primary Recycling
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The second hand use of items. Donating items to a charity shop or passing them on to friends/family after you have stopped using them.
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Secondary Recycling
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Waste materials being changed into different types of products.
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Tertiary or Chemical Recycling
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Products being broken down then reformulated, for example, plastic bottles being turned into fleece fabric or car tyres being turned into mouse pads.
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Rethink
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Considering how a product will be made and what it will be made of at the stage of designing
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Product Life Cycle
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The stages a new product goes through from conception to eventual decomposition
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Resources
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The materials that are available to make products from.
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Environmental Issues
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Considering how the manufacturing of a product will effect the earth immediately and in the future.
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Design Issues
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How the development of new products, new technologies and new materials will effect the products you create.
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Repair
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Considering whether a product could be fixed instead of being disposed of
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Ethical Trading Initiative
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An alliance of companies aiming to protect the rights of employees
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CFCs
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One of a group of synthetic substances containing chlorine and bromine, developed in the 1930s. Thought to be safe, non-flammable and non-toxic, they were widely used until the 1980s when it was discovered that they were the main source of harm to the ozone layer.
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Reforestation
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A term used to describe the restocking of existing
forests and woodlands. |
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End of Life Disposal
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What is done with a product when it’s useful life is over.
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Eco Design
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An approach to designing products that puts special consideration upon the environmental impacts of it during it’s whole life cycle.
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Sweatshop
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A term used to
describe a business with poor working conditions |
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Culture
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The way that people behave and relate to one another; it is the way that people live, work and spend their leisure time. It also reflects people’s beliefs and aspirations.
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Resources
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A source or supply of materials that can be transformed into products.
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Planned Obsolescence
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A policy of deliberately planning or designing a product with a limited useful life
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Working conditions
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The considerations an employer has to take regarding the health and safety and well being of their workers.
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Exploitation
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A persistent social relationship in which certain persons are being mistreated or unfairly used for the benefit of others.
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