Fig. 1 shows waste produced after a weekend music festival: reusable cups, food scraps, plastic wrappers and mixed rubbish. The event organiser wants to red...
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Fig. 1 shows waste produced after a weekend music festival: reusable cups, food scraps, plastic wrappers and mixed rubbish. The event organiser wants to reduce the amount sent to landfill next year without making tickets too expensive. It is considering a deposit scheme for cups and separate bins for food waste.
(a) Identify the waste item in Fig. 1 that could be reused most easily. [1]
(b) Explain one reason why a cup deposit scheme may reduce litter. [2]
(c) Explain one environmental benefit of separating food scraps from general rubbish. [2]
(d) Which stakeholder group may object if ticket prices increase to fund the scheme? [1]
(e) Explain one reason why the organiser should publicise its waste policy. [1]
Answer Details
(a) [1] The reusable cups are the waste item that can most easily be reused.
(b) [2] Customers pay a deposit when they receive a cup. They have a financial incentive to return it to recover the deposit rather than discard it as litter.
(c) [2] Food scraps can be composted or processed separately from general rubbish. This reduces landfill waste and can produce useful compost.
(d) [1] Customers or ticket buyers may object if ticket prices rise to fund the scheme.
(e) [1] Publicising the waste policy can improve the festival’s environmental reputation and attract environmentally aware customers.
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