RETHINK AND REFUSE Why should you refuse to use/buy some products? What materials should you refuse to use? What do you refuse to use?

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RETHINK AND REFUSE Why should you refuse to use/buy some products? What materials should you refuse to use? What do you refuse to use?

What materials we should refuse to use? CFC’s Asbestos Mercury Lead chromate – sweets 18 th century – poisonous Carbon tetrachloride – lava lamps, toxic substance and harmful to environment

What do you refuse to use/buy? Vegetables not from UK

Why should you refuse to use some products? Toxic chemicals used in the product Made from a man made source rather than a natural source Is the manufacturing process safe and appropriate What about the conditions of working Packaging and transport distances May not be good for you

Day Diary Describe your daily routine ~ what do you eat ~ how do you travel ~ what electronic equipment do you use What can you re think? What can you refuse? In order to get a more sustainable and environmentally friendly lifestyle

htm Look at this link, make some notes on the ways this person has made their daily routine more sustainable