Embodied Energy
In today's world, we try to reuse as many as possible, but this consumes large amounts of energy, which is not very good for the environment.
Embodied energy is energy that is created when we try to recycle certain things. So, for example, if a company wants to make pet bottles reusable, it needs machines for that, which also use electricity and energy, which are not very good for our environment.
Of course, they emit less Co2 than the recycled product, but isn't there another, more environmentally friendly solution?
Quizquestion
Name 2 things that use a lot of energy to recycle
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Technical Terms
- Embodied Energy = Energie, welche beim recyceln von Material entsteht
- reusable = Wiederverwendbar, wiedergebrauchbar
- environment = Umwelt
Nicola & Simon