CASE STUDY 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 10 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: manufacturers to think carefully about waste reduction; to transform public perception of waste from out of sight, out of mind to visible, thought to raise the profile of the recycling industry; provoking and behaviour changing; to educate people on ethical consumer choice to encourage the public, retailers and and sustainable resource management. 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 5. ........................................... ticket on the bus. You will find the Eden Project 1. ........................................... By Train: The 6. ........................................... train station to miles to the east of St Austell, it is the Eden Project is St Austell. Buses connect with 2. ........................................... from the A30, A390 and A391. most mainline 7. ........................................... services. How to get there By Bus: Buses run 3. ........................................... from St A combined train, bus transfer and admission ticket is available for a small 8. ............................................ Call 08457 484950 for details. Austell, Newquay, Helston, Falmouth and Truro For more information on 9. .......................................... times, to the Eden Project. For 4. ........................................... booking tickets and where to 10. ..........................................., call Truronian on 01872 273453. No need to please visit the Eden Project website. book. You can buy a combined bus / Eden Adapted from: http://www.weeeman.org/html/impact/visit.html THE BIRTH AND ROLE OF COMPUTERS 45