RE-USINGRE-USING

PRODUCING PRODUCING BIODEGRADABLE BIODEGRADABLE

MATERIALMATERIALAND

PRODUCING PRODUCING BIODEGRADABLE BIODEGRADABLE

MATERIALMATERIAL

These are materials that are broken down through natural

biological processes

Plastic bags: 12 a 20 years. Cristal bottle: cerca de 4000 years. Wooden socks: 1 a 5 years. Orange peel: 6 months. Banan peel: 2 a 10 days. Roap: 3 a 14 months. Milk boxes(Tetra PACK): 5 years. Wooden sticks: 2 a 3 years.Paper: 2 a 5 months.

Biodegradation is the chemical breakdown of materials by a physiological environment

A decaying peach over a period of six days. Each frame is approximately 12 hours apart, as the fruit shrivels and becomes covered with mold.

RE-USERE-USE

It´s to use an item more than once

(for the same function or for a new function)

BODY PARTS

Advantages: – Save money– Save energy– Save resources– Reduces disposal needs

Disadvantages: – Requires cleaning and transportation– Products need to be more durable– Some products need to be less energy efficient

( infant auto seats)

RE-USINGRE-USING

RECYCLINGRECYCLING

Recycling differs from reuse in that it breaks down the item into raw materials which are then used to make new items, as opposed to reusing the intact item.

For all these we think that the way to go is:

PRODUCING PRODUCING BIODEGRADABLE BIODEGRADABLE

MATERIALMATERIAL

RE-USING THEMRE-USING THEM

RECYCLING RECYCLING THEMTHEM