Your responses to your chosen prompts should be at least 300 words each.
- Explain the origin of the federal Pollution Prevention Act, including the year it was passed, events leading to its passage, politics leading up to its passage, by how wide of a vote it was passed, and which president signed it.
- Address one of the five principles described on page 102 of the textbook. In your essay, include the date that the principle was initiated, events that led to the creation of the principle, the purpose of the principle, your thoughts about the usefulness of the principle, and any recent developments that occurred as a result of the principle.
- Imagine that you broke a compact disk (CD) that had music on it. Please respond to the following questions in paragraph form:
How do you typically dispose of a broken CD?
Does your community have a means of recycling CDs?
Considering Figure 4.2 in the textbook, what infrastructure would be needed in your community in order to have the best end of life option, which is reuse? If reuse is not possible, discuss re-engineering, recycling, or combustion as options instead of disposal in a landfill.
Research the materials that are in a CD. Considering Table 4.1, is recycling a possibility?
- Imagine that you have a smart phone that has been crushed and is no longer usable. Please respond to the following questions in paragraph form:
How would you typically dispose of a broken smart phone?
Does your community have a means of recycling smart phones?
Considering Figure 4.2 in the textbook, what infrastructure would be needed in your community in order to have the best end of life option, which is reuse? If reuse is not possible, discuss re-engineering, recycling, combustion as options instead of disposal in a landfill.
Research the materials that are in a smart phone. Considering Table 4.1, is recycling a possibility?
Textbook:
Ashby, M. F. (2013). Materials and the environment: Eco-informed material choice (2nd ed.). Waltham, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann.
