IB ESS HL 7.3.4 Waste Impacts Questions

Practise IB ESS HL 7.3.4 by applying waste impacts concepts to environmental systems questions.

Syllabus
First assessment 2026
Course
ESS HL
Level
HL

Exam points

  • Environmental and social
  • May occur in different location from generation
  • Environmental injustice: high to low-income countries

IB ESS HL 7.3.4 Waste Impacts Questions question 1

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Figure Total carbon impacts of Scotland's 2018 household waste

Figure Total carbon impacts of Scotland's 2018 household waste

Describe one possible reason why paper waste has double the overall carbon impact than that of metal waste in Figure.

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