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IB ESS SL 7.3.4 Waste impacts Question Bank

Practise IB ESS SL/HL 7.3.4 by applying waste impacts concepts to exam-style environmental systems questions.

Syllabus
First assessment 2026
Course
ESS SL
Level
SL

Exam points

  • identify the relevant environmental system, process or evidence
  • apply the correct ESS concept and explain the causal relationship
  • evaluate the outcome using ecological, social or management evidence

7.3.4—Waste impacts 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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