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Junior Cycle Wood Technology: Sustainable design & waste

How often Sustainable design & waste comes up on the Wood Technology papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 1 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2022.

Sustainable design & waste, Common Level(8 marks)

Quick ones on Sustainable design & waste.

(a)Arranging parts close together on a board before cutting, to reduce waste, is called…
  1. Laminating
  2. Nesting
  3. Seasoning
(b)Which is the most sustainable use for small offcuts of good hardwood?
  1. Send them off to landfill in a skip
  2. Burn them in a barrel behind the school
  3. Reuse them for small parts or models
(c)Sawdust and chips left over at sawmills are often used to make…
  1. Chipboard and wood pellets
  2. Acrylic and PVC sheets
  3. Plywood and sliced veneers
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(a) Nesting

(b) Reuse them for small parts or models

(c) Chipboard and wood pellets

Your turn: Common Level questions on Sustainable design & waste.

Common Level

Asked on 1 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2022.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025Not asked
2024Not asked
2023Not asked
2022Q4a

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Sustainable design & waste questions

Sustainable design & waste, 3 marks

A product is designed so worn parts can be easily replaced. Why is this more sustainable?

  1. It uses more timber, so more trees are planted
  2. It can be thrown out sooner and replaced
  3. It lasts longer, so less ends up in landfill
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It lasts longer, so less ends up in landfill

Designing for repair, reuse and taking apart means fewer new materials and less energy are needed and less waste is dumped. Joining parts with screws or KD fittings, not glue, helps.

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