decomposes more easily than plastic Paper is recycled more frequently than plastic Cons 14 million trees are cut down yearly for the manufacturing of paper. Thousands of gallons of fresh water and bleach are used to clean the pulp in the production of paper bags Paper produces 70% more air pollution and 50 times more water pollutants than plastic bag production. It takes 4 times as much energy to manufacture a paper bag as it does to manufacture a plastic bag. Plastic Pros Convenient
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Annie Leonard is the author of Plastic Microbeads: Don’t Use as Directed. She is the executive director of Greenpeace USA and investigates and explains environmental and social impacts of our stuff in words and film. In the article‚ her main arguement is that the manufactures of plastic tend to blame the consumer for not properly disposing or recycling the plastic products that they make but with microbeads they cannot lay that blame on us for the damage that microbeads are doing to the environment
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Plastic –Modern Invention that changes the world Born in the 20th century and grew up in the 21st century‚ my life involves many new development and invention from head to toe and every aspects to benefit our life. Things are changing around us very dramatically and very quickly in each century subject to the demand and resources change. Modern inventions cover from hardware‚ technology‚ manufacturing‚ information‚ medical‚ education‚ telecommunication‚ sport and even food. I would say that several
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USING PHENOL AND FORMALDEHYDE. INDRODUCTION: WHAT IS BAKELITE? Bakelite or polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride is an early plastic. It is a thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin‚ formed from an elimination reaction of phenol with formaldehyde. It was developed by Belgian-born chemist Leo Baekeland in New York in 1907. One of the first plastics made from synthetic components‚ Bakelite was used for its electrical non-conductivity and heat-resistant properties in electrical insulators
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What is plastic?? A material that contains one or more organic polymers of large molecular weight‚ solid in its finished state and at some state while manufacturing or processing into finished articles‚ can be shaped by its flow. Types of plastics 1.Thermosets. 2.Elastomers. 3.Thermoplastics. NATURAL RESINS solids or semi solid materials light yellow to darkbrown in colour carbon‚ hydrogen and oxygen. globules on the bark . SYNTHETIC RESINS derived primarily from petroleum
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PLASTIC BAGS Introduction One of the most commonly used items in modern generation is the plastic bag. Sufficient‚ convenient‚ strong and cheap‚ plastic bags are seem to be perfect for marketing merchandise‚ foods‚ drinks and more. However‚ there are associated issues with the production‚ use and disposal of these bags which may not be known to most users but which are nonetheless extremely important especially to the environment. To fully understand the ecological footprint of plastic bags‚ determining
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1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Firstly‚ recycling is not a new concept to us‚ people has been doing it for thousands of years. Recycling is different from ‘re-use’ in the sense that re-use means using old products repeatedly. Recycling is the process of producing a new product from a recyclable material. Undeniably‚ recycling has always been a matter of helping the environment and for economic reasons. According to http://www.nural.com.my‚ in Malaysia‚ we produce 19‚000 tons
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Plastic has an abundant amount of uses in daily life. Whether someone knows it or not‚ plastic is prevalent in everyday objects: containers‚ computer screens‚ and even DVDs. One of the main uses of plastic is in bags‚ and people use them for everything‚ from carrying lunch to lugging groceries. Although they are an ingenious invention‚ there are also many negative effects associated with plastic bags‚ as they are not biodegradable. These types of bags are made from natural gas and petroleum and plastic
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unconsciousness about recycling in Bilkent University 1. Introduction Considering huge increase in consumption and contamination‚ waste management has become a pivotal issue over the last few decades. One of the most substantial methods of waste management is recycling. Recycling is a process of turning materials away into new products which are thrown. As stated in the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s report‚ common recyclable materials are briefly paper‚ plastic‚ glass‚ metals‚ compostable
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Tyre Recycling in the UK: Present and Future Trends End-of-life vehicles (ELV’s) are motor vehicles that are defined as waste by the Waste Directive. All of the components are classed as waste as well‚ including the tyres‚ which represent approximately 3.5% of the weight of an ELV. Considering 8 million vehicles are disposed of and 18 million part-worn tyres are disposed of‚ a total of 50 million tyres need to be dealt with each year. This report will discuss the current methods of recycling
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