QUESTIONS.

Look at the table you completed in Part 1 where you showed some of the types of waste you produce in your daily life. Compare that to the results if your waste audit. Were there any kinds of kinds of waste producec that you had not thought of originally?
I never thought of the huge amount of metal waste we produce.
I never thought of we produce so much waste in a week.
The plastic waste was smaller than I expect.

2.-What were the sources of paper in you audit?
The main sources of paper were useless papers, cereal's boxes, adverts, bills, magazines, letters, egg cartons.

3.- How much of metal was aluminium and how munch was can ( plated steel). Were there other metals in the waste?
It was the vast majority drink cans.

4.- Which materials took up the most space in your waste bin? Which material weighed the most?
Plastic took up the most space and organic weighed the most.
Is mass or volume more significante when measuring domestic waste?
Volum.
In Europe about three quarters of all waste is dumped to a landfill. The cost of disposing of waste in landfills sites is usually based on the volum rather than the mass of the waste. Why do you think this is so?
The important thing is where to store this waste, not the weight.

5.- How might the waste produced differ when comparing households with babies or very young children to household ehit only adults?
Household with babies produce more waste: organic ( nappies, food package, food's jar ...) and the adults aren't always at home.

6.-What types of waste are created at your school.
We produce useless papers, aluminium foil, water bottles, drink cans, ice cream papers, napkins, food waste ( sandwiches potato skin, egg shell...), juice cartons, ink cartridge.