Turning biodegradable waste such as food scraps and yard trimmings into compost or recycling them through your local yard waste collection facility‚ eliminates a large portion of any household or business’s waste stream. However‚ the bulk of waste does not biodegrade quickly or ever. By thinking ahead‚ you can reduce your waste generation and reuse packaging rather than throwing it away. Consider Packaging When buying food or consumer goods‚ the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recommends you
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Non-biodegradable waste will NOT break down (or won’t for many many years). Examples are plastics‚ metal and glass. Some dangerous chemicals and toxins are also non-biodegradable‚ as are plastic grocery bags‚ Styrofoam (polystyrene)‚ and other similar materials but will eventually break down over time. Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_definition_of_non_biodegradable#ixzz1m8B59V9d Reduce‚ reuse and recycle‚ the three R’s for waste management‚ are effective measures that serve as
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Plastics have been around for a long time now. It has been said that even before Alexander Parke’s major pioneering contribution to the development of plastics from cellulose nitrate in the 1850’s‚ plastic like materials have been in use by mankind for centuries. Now life without plastic cannot even be imagined. Almost every piece we use day to day is either a plastic or has plastic components in it. Because plastics can be made into products of different strengths and flexibility we can find plastic
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plastic-def. A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids that are moldable. Plastics are typically organic polymers of high molecular mass‚ but they often contain other substances. They are usually synthetic‚ most commonly derived from petrochemicals‚ but many are partially natural. Plastics Characteristics Plastics are made from fossil fuels--petroleum‚ natural gas‚ coal--‚ wood and some plant materials‚ air‚ water and sometimes other common materials
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From the time we hit our plastic alarm clock in the morning until the time we squeeze tooth paste out of its plastic sleeve onto our plastic tooth brush when we go to bed‚ we are surrounded by plastic. Our food is packaged in it‚ our children play with toys made from it‚ we talk on plastic cell phones‚ and we sit on chairs of plastic at work writing with plastic pens‚ drinking from plastic water bottles. Plastic is everywhere. Where does all this plastic end up? It does not just disappear when we
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Markina Science High School Marikina City Chapter I THE PRODUCTION OF FUEL GAS OUT OF BIODEGRADABLE AND NON-BIODEGRADABLE WASTES Submitted by: Bustamante‚ Jaycob A Vital Bryan Harold Santos‚ Jac Daniel Submitted to: Mrs. Apolonia Solon Mrs. Abanto Mrs. Revilla Chapter I The Problem and its Settings Introduction Biodegradable waste is a type of waste which can be broken down‚ in a reasonable amount of time‚ into its base compounds by micro-organisms
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linkage of amylose starch allows it to be flexible and digestible. Starch-based biodegradable plastics may have starch contents ranging from 10% to greater than 90%. Starch based polymers can be based on crops such as corn (maize)‚ wheat or potatoes. Starch content needs to exceed 60% before significant material breakdown occurs. As the starch content is increased‚ the polymer composites become more biodegradable and leave less recalcitrant residues. Often‚ starch-based polymers are blended
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IMPORTANCE OF PLASTIC:- Plastics are a subset of materials known as Polymers. These are composed of large molecules formed by joining many smaller molecules together (monomers). Other kinds of polymers are fibres‚ elastomers‚ surface coating and biopolymers‚ such as cellulose‚ proteins and nucleic acids. Plastics owe their name to their ability to be shaped to form articles of practical value by various conversion and forming processes. These are some peculiar properties of plastics materials‚ which
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16 April 2012 Essay III How Plastic Pollution is Out of Control Many individuals underestimate the amount of plastic we use each day. According to the article “Plastic Bags Wars”‚ “the world consumes 1 million plastic shopping bags every minute”. Plastic bags‚ along with many other types of plastics‚ have become a leading source of pollution worldwide (Doucette). Captain Charles Moore‚ founder of the Algalita foundation states that we use two million plastic bottles in the United States every
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as Plastic Pollution in Our Oceans I. Introduction A. For the past 60 years‚ plastics production and use has dramatically increased‚ and the vast majority of plastic generated is not recovered at the end of its use life. B. How many plastic products do you guys consume everyday? C. Plastic is a useful material with myriad applications‚ but a non-renewable material that requires careful lifecycle management so that it does not degrade land‚ oceans‚ human health‚ and sustainable economies. D
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