Question

According to the United Nations Environmental Agency, the world produces around 300 million tons of plastic each year, half of which constitutes single-use items. Ford is recycling over one billion plastic bottles every year to develop elements of the car’s interior, reducing the amount of plastic ending up in a landfill. The American car maker has revealed that their Romanian-built EcoSport SUVs’ carpets are made using 470 recycled single use plastic bottles The process for making Ford EcoSport carpets involves shredding bottles and their caps into tiny flakes and then heating them to 260°C. Identify the related dimension of business environment.

विकल्प

• Economic dimension

• Social dimension

• Technological dimension

• Political dimension

Answer 1

Technological dimension

Explanation:

The situation described focuses on Ford’s use of advanced technology to:

• Recycle over a billion plastic bottles
• Convert them into car interior elements and carpets
• Use a process that involves shredding and heating plastic to 260°C

This clearly reflects how technological innovation is being used to achieve environmental sustainability in manufacturing.