Choosing Sustainable Materials

Synopsis

This programme aims to get students thinking about the 6Rs (recycle, reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, rethink) and what makes a material sustainable, including its carbon footprint, whether it’s sourced from renewable or recycled materials and what happens at ‘end of life’. Materials discussed include: wood, plastic and textiles. The programme also looks round the UK’s first zero carbon housing project and visit the Smile Plastics factory where anything from mobile phones to children’s wellingtons are turned into building materials.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2014

Notes

Pumpkin DVDs come with a free site licence for schools. HE/FE Institutions need to buy a site licence.

Subjects

Design

Keywords

plastics; recycling; textiles; wood; sustainability

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£40.00

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

26 minutes

Year

2014

Distributor

Name

Pumpkin Interactive

Email

orders@pumpkin-interactive.co.uk.

Web

http://www.pumpkintv.co.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 01179 240 250

Fax

+44 (0) 5602 096 668

Address

22a Backfields Lane
Bristol
BS2 8QW
United Kingdom