CHAPTER 1. 1.INTRODUCTION OF PLASTICS IN AUTOMOBILE Although the rate of usage of plastics in motor cars and commercial vehicles is increasing year by year‚ the actual percentage of plastics found in an average car is between 15-20%. However it is realized by both automobile and the plastic industry that this is just the beginning and the amount of plastics used in vehicles will treble in the next five years‚ at the expense of steel and its alloys. In essence the reason for the spectacular
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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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Paper or Plastic? You are at the grocery store checking out and the clerk asks you‚ “paper or plastic?” Which one will you choose? Do you choose paper because you think it is better for the environment‚ or do you choose plastic because its easier to carry? Whatever choice you make is up to you‚ but I hope that after reading this essay you will be more informed about the choice you do make. Paper comes from trees. It starts from logging‚ where trees are marked and cut down. In the logging process
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The Effects of Plastic Bags on Environmentt * | * The effects of plastic bags on the environment are really quite devastating. While there are many objections to the banning of plastic bags based solely on their convenience‚ the damage to the environment needs to be controlled. * There is no way to strictly limit the effects of plastic bags on the environment because there is no disposal method that will really help eliminate the problem. While reusing them is the first step‚ most people
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A plastic shopping bag‚ the most known used product discovered by man. Data released by the United States Environmental Protection Agency shows that somewhere between 500 billion and 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year (National Geographic News‚ 2006). As the number of usage increases‚ the rate of plastic pollution grows eventually to be an immeasurable environmental obstacle that is difficult to control. This essay will unfold the case of plastic bags to identify the outcomes
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Nowadays‚ the matter of the effect of plastic bags on living environment is becoming more and more serious. This problem seems to be rise with the growth of population‚ development of industry and causes many damages to our environment. This essay will investigate the following problem in two aspects: the first is plastic bags can be harmful with the wildlife by killing animals and non-biodegradable‚ the second is they may turn into a prime reason for pollution because of their prerequisites to produce
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Outline the reasons why plastic pollution has become a problem. How can the problems be solved in the future? 5. Tutor Name: Claire Swanwick 6. Student ID Number: 200939477 7. Date of Submission: 30/11/2012 8. Word count:727 Plastic pollution It is evident that plastic pollution has become a serious problem .More and more people are concerned about how to solve this problem .Using plastic is very normal in human’s life .People use plastic everyday like plastic bottle‚ plastic bag. After people
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University IBMS department Tutor: Location: HZ University of Applied Sciences‚ Vlissingen/Netherlands Date: 9.01.2014 Course: Information Literacy Student: Student number: Plastic Recycling What should we do with our plastic rubbish? Content 1. Introduction The task for the students was to write about a topic that interested them‚ and to apply the learned knowledge and skills in connection with the course information
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biodegradable‚ therefore environmentally safe * Surgical applications‚ such as surgical pins/stiches => biodegradable/compatible‚ non-toxic and high tensile strength‚ therefore safe to use in the body * Replacement for petroleum-derived plastics => high tensile strength‚ insoluble in water‚ non-toxic and biodegradable ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTES: * Biopol is a biodegradable material‚ so it has a smaller impact on the environment than other polymers such as polyethylene (i.e. reduces
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Why Production of Plastic Bags Should Banned In the 21st century‚ people have become their own killers. From countryside to the cities‚ the use of plastic materials has greatly increased. In the grocery stores‚ tons of products are packaged using plastic materials. About 30 years ago‚ in countries like Uganda‚ there were no plastic bags used for packaging and carrying items. Items in the shops were packed in biodegradable paper bags. In the markets‚ people used local materials like banana leaves
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