Sustainability

Sustainability

1. Materials

   • wood, pine, bamboo, plastic, metal, paper, cardboard
   • Strength
     • ductile, density, malleable, durability
   • Softwoods
     • Firewood
       • oak, maple, birch, pine, elm, chestnut
         • renewable and sustainable
         • tough, durable, resists splitting, durable in water
     • beechweed
       • flooring, furniture, warps easily
     • pine
       • joinery, moldings, light , soft, resists shrinking
     • renewable source
     • softwoods can be recycled as wood products or as fuel
     • safest type of wood
     • fast growing
     • pine, spruce and fir have low energy
   • wood labelled FSC is sustainable
   • Plastic
     • is socially sustainable
     • economically sustainable as it contributes to economy
     • some plastics can be recycled
     • mechanical and feedstock recycling
     • if plastic can not be recycled then its calorific value can be recovered through energy from waste from waste plants
     • environmentally unsustainable through the process of making it
     • sustainable plastics made with renewable, compostable and reclaimed materials
     • high quality and low cost
     • can be melted down, reshaped and reused

2. manufacturing processes

   • good and effective machines
     • fully automated, process complex information quickly, perform intricate operations, precise, faster than a human

3. recycle

   • rethink, reuse, reduce, refuse, recycle, replace
   • home recyclable waste
     • cardboard, wood, paper, metals, recyclable plastic
   • glass bottles can be melted down and reused, also can be washed and reused
   • metals are recyclable as they can be shaped and reused
   • organic materials
     • yard and kitchen waste
       • biowaste can be composted and reused
   • make sure the resources used can be recycled
   • wasted materials can be composted and reused

4. effectiveness

   • don't get bad habits, have a schedule
   • time managment
   • organized, prioritize, plan in advance

5. cost

   • deals
   • greatest product exposure for the least amount of financial investment. buy a good quality machine and use it lots

6. renewable energy

   • HEP, wind, solar, motion, biomass, hydrogen and fuel cells, geothermal

7. natural fibres

   • are an alternative to materials that we use
   • pineapple, coconut, hemp, banana

8. rethink

   • minimize the amount of waste you create
   • think of a way to solve the problem that is less damaging to the environment

9. reduce

   • reduce the amount of materials wasted
   • help protect resources

10. refuse

    • only accept materials that are the least harmful to the environment
    • refuse materials that are damaging to the environment

11. reuse

    • think whether the material or product has another use
    • think whether the parts can be used in another product

12. repair

    • if a product can be repaired then its life will be extended