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Questão 2

FUVEST 2014
Inglês

(FUVEST - 2014 - 2ª FASE)

Plastic pollution is quite literally an evergrowing problem. A new scheme aims to encourage people living in impoverished regions to tackle the problem of plastic waste. Plastic collected from homes or common littering sites, such as beaches, will be exchangeable at a ‘Plastic Bank’ for goods, 3D printed products (made from the plastic the bank recycles) and micro-finance loans. A pilot of the scheme is being launched in Lima, Peru, next year, with plans to open Plastic Banks worldwide if it is successful.

Plastic Bank is a business: it will generate profit by selling on the plastic it recycles. But the founders seem confident that it will have a positive social impact too. Shaun Frankson, co-founder of Plastic Bank, explains that they hope the social improvement aspect of the recycled waste – which they term ‘social plastic’ – will increase its value to the end consumer (in the same manner as fair trade products).

(http://www.forumforthefuture.org/greenfutures, September 12, 2013. Adaptado).

 

Com base no texto, responda em português:

a) Como o "Plastic Bank" vai funcionar?
b) Que resultados o "Plastic Bank" espera obter?

Gabarito:

Resolução:

a) O "Plastic Bank" funcionará como uma empresa de "troca", em que plástico coletado pelas pessoas, em casa ou em praias, por exemplo poderá ser trocado por produtos (feitos do próprio plástico reciclado) ou pequenas quantias de dinheiro. 

b) A empresa espera obter, além dos lucros com a venda do plástico, um impacto positivo no que ela denomina "plástico social". Isso ocorrerá mediante as redes de coleta e transformação de materiais recicláveis, além do aumento no valor dos produtos plásticos para o consumidor, devido à sua melhoria. 

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