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The 6 "R"s of Sustainable Design

The 6 "R"s of Sustainable Design
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Saskia van Bergen
Free Range Chemist
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Summary
This poster invites your class to learn how to design more sustainable products by thinking about a product's full life cycle using the 6 Rs of Sustainable Design. It was developed by the Washington State Department of Ecology.
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Keywords
Sustainable Design
Sustainability
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Audience
Elementary School
Middle School
High School (Secondary School)
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Green Chemistry Principles
Waste Prevention
Designing Safer Chemicals
Design for Energy Efficiency
Use of Renewable Feedstocks
Design for Degradation
U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Responsible Consumption and Production
Learning Goals/Student Objectives
Introduces the themes of sustainable and green chemistry and engineering design.
Provides a start of questions for students to ask when thinking about design.

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