A manufacturer of fleece fibres switches from new PET to PET flakes made from used drinks bottles. What effect does this have on the crude oil and energy needed?
Less crude oil and less energy are needed than when new PET is used.
Less crude oil but more energy is needed than when new PET is used.
More crude oil but less energy is needed than when new PET is used.
More crude oil and more energy are needed than when new PET is used.
99 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Chemistry 10.2 Life cycle assessment and recycling, covering 10.2.1 Life cycle assessment and 10.2.2 Ways of reducing the use of resources. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.