GEI4 - Unit 1D - The Art of Upcycling

1. Why do many people around the globe start practicing upcycling?

• to help save the government promote go green
• to create more competitive products
• to create better-environmental-value products

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The term upcycle is inspired by that of recycle.

• True

• False

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One benefit of upcycling is to reduce the use of new materials.

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The main purpose of upcycling is to create unique and expensive new designs of used materials.

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Singapore has managed to reduce 30% of its plastic products.

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William McDonough and Michael Braungart are environmentalists

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In fact, people had practice upcycling back in 1930s - 1940se.

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