Combined Science GCSE
Recycling and material choice
What Recycling and material choice means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Recycling and material choice
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Reference: AQA
Each packaging material has its own extraction, processing and disposal impacts, and glass can be recycled many times while plastic film may not be recycled.
Topics that use Recycling and material choice
- Life cycle assessment (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Comparing products over their lifetimes
- Disposal
- Environmental costs
- Extraction
- Finite and renewable resources
- Function and impact of packaging
- Life cycle assessment
- Processing
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