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  1. Choosing Sustainable Materials (2014)

    Subject
    Design
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 26 minutes), £40.00

    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...

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  2. Scrap Metal Giants (2011)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 80 minutes), £17.95

    This is the first in a series of programmes which will compare the various machines available for dealing with different classes of scrap metal. This programme visits five sites in the UK and Europe and...

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  3. Tech Tools in Farming and Agriculture (2011)

    Subject
    Agriculture
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 23 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

    This film looks at new techniques in agriculture, covering new mechanical tools as well as considering genetically modified crops and turning waste products into biofuel.

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  4. Recycle Your Electricals (2010)

    Subject
    Environmental science; Technology

    UK consumers were predicted to spend more than £7 billion on electrical goods in the run up to this festive season. But do you know what to do with your old equipment - particularly when it’s as big and...

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  5. Waste Management (2009)

    Subject
    Environmental science; Technology

    How much do you think about what you throw away? A waste management cycle is essential for a sustainable future. This album considers the policy and legislation that is driving waste management processes...

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  6. Garbage Dreams (2009)

    Director
    Mai Iskander
    Subject
    Anthropology; Environmental science; Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 83 minutes), £12.00

    An award-winning documentary that brings to life the humanity and dignity of Cairo’s garbage collector class (Al Zabaleen), highlighting the foresight and value in their work, and their incredible...

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  7. Designing with Recycled Materials (2009)

    Subject
    Design; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 33 minutes), £40.00

    This resource looks at why and how specific plastics are recycled, regenerated and tested to fulfil the required characteristics for modern sustainable products. Includes: a chair made from Sony Playstations...

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  8. Life in Plastic (2008)

    Director
    Bertram Verhaag
    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 26 minutes), £39.00

    Most types of plastic that we use every day are nearly non-degradable, and as time goes by they release many of their (often hormonally efficacious) additives into the environment. Then spread by wind, water...

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  9. Digital Cemeteries (2007)

    Director
    Yorgos Avgeropoulos
    Subject
    Environmental science; Information technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 53 minutes), 11.04 Euros

    Documentary about the environmental impact of the huge quantity of waste generated by old and obsolete computer hardware and peripherals. Much of the west’s electronic waste ends up illegally in China. In...

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  10. Exporting Harm (2002)

    aka: Exporting Harm: The High-Tech Trashing of Asia

    Subject
    Environmental science; Technology
    Distribution
    DVD (PAL), $85

    A hard-hitting documentary on the dumping of toxic computer waste in China, aiming to open people’s eyes to the true horror of the high-tech revolution. A tale of how good intentions - to recycle old...

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