ARTISTIC CREATIONS WITH E-WASTE
The WEEE man, designed by Paul Bonomini, is a huge robot made of scrap electrical and electronic equipment.
8 Watch the video on the WEEE Man Sculpture at the Eden Project and answer the questions.
▶ WEEE Man Sculpture at the Eden Project posted by edenprojecttv
1. What is the sculpture made of?
2. What does WEEE stand for?
3. What are the sculpture’s sinews made of?
4. And its teeth and ears?
5. What about the brain?
6. What can we do as individuals to reduce the amount of waste we produce?
9 The WEEE man sculpture was made with clear objectives. Read them and decide if they are realistic. Justify your answer.
The WEEE man project’s main objectives are:
- to transform public perception of waste from “out of sight, out of mind” to visible, thought– provoking and behaviour–changing;
- to encourage the public, retailers and manufacturers to think carefully about waste reduction;
- to raise the profile of the recycling industry;
- to educate people on ethical consumer choice and sustainable resource management.
10 PAIR WORK The WEEE Man represents the average e-waste of a UK household in a lifetime. Try to guess which electrical and electronic appliances it is made of and how many of them were used.
11. Complete the text with the words given below.
four • nearest • supplement • admission • stay • daily • opening • signposted • rail • details
Visit the WEEE Man at the Eden Project in Cornwall
You will find the Eden Project 1. ............................... miles to the east of St Austell, it is 2. ............................... from the A30, A390 and A391.
How to get there
By Bus: Buses run 3. ............................... from St Austell, Newquay, Helston, Falmouth and Truro to the Eden Project. For 4. ............................... call Truronian on 01872 273453. No need to book. You can buy a combined bus / Eden 5. ............................... ticket on the bus.
By Train: The 6. ............................... train station to the Eden Project is St Austell. Buses connect with most mainline 7. ............................... services. A combined train, bus transfer and admission ticket is available for a small 8. ............................... . Call 08457 484950 for details.
For more information on 9. ............................... times, booking tickets and where to 10. ............................... , please visit the Eden Project website.
Adapted from: http://www.weeeman.org/html/impact/visit.html