Plastics are durable‚ lightweight materials that were invented in 1909. They are normally made from oil and natural gas. Using plastics to replace packaging materials such as metal and glass has allowed manufacturers to make packages that are more efficient. For example to bottle eight gallons of a beverage would take only two pounds of plastic but would take three pounds of aluminum‚ eight pounds of steel and 27 pounds of glass. The light weight of plastic packaging helps reduce transportation
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Description: Plastic has been the common materials that is being used on a daily basis. Many objects that made from plastic that can be seen from everyday such as food containers‚ plastic bag‚ storage and so many things that even a human being cannot think of it. Plastic’s existence has only just for over a century but because of the versatility of the materials plastics has a significantly increase in their use into all varieties of everyday life. Furthermore‚ the physical characteristic of plastic itself
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distinct advantages in our community‚ more people want to do plastic surgery in order to survive in the society. In fact‚ Plastic surgery has a negative impact on our social media‚ society‚ and health risk. Social media: Social media platforms have revolutionized the way human beings communicate‚ yet there is an evidence to how the plastic surgery trend has adopted social media. 1st Argument: trend (celebrity influences on plastic surgery )Lips - Angelina Jolie was the overwhelming leader as
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Plastic surgery is now a very popular surgery especially in South Korea now‚ many people that has done plastic surgery feels that without beauty‚ they will not be successful in many things however it is not true. To be successful we need to have a strong character and the willing to work attitude‚ and even if you’re pretty‚ that does not means that you can successfully stay in a job for long. The cost of plastic surgery is not very expensive nowadays and many people can afford it. However did
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Disadvantages of Plastics Disadvantages of Plastics are 1. FLAMMABLE – This is definitely an advantage in that they can be melted down‚ however soldering plastics can release toxic fumes into the environment. 2. COST OF RECYCLING – While recycling is a plus‚ recycling is a very costly endeavour. 3. VOLUME – In the United States 20% of our landfill is made up of plastics. As more products are being made of plastics‚ where will this lead us in the future? 4. DURABILITY – This is an advantage
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substances." As we become more technologically advanced‚ we produce materials that can withstand extreme temperatures‚ are durable and easy to use. Plastic bags‚ synthetics‚ plastic bottles‚ tin cans‚ and computer hardware- these are some of the things that make life easy for us. But what we forget is that these advanced products do not break down naturally. Plastic bags are difficult and costly to recycle and most end up on landfill sites where they take around 300 years to photo degrade. They break down
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Background The overuse of plastics in today’s society has become major environmental issue for our oceans. Plastic pollution is the dumping‚ littering‚ or disposing of any type of man-made plastic that has been produced and has ended up in our ocean and has not been recycled. History of Plastic "Plastic" entered the world through chemistry in 1909 and was originally coined to describe Bakelite‚ the first fully synthetic resin. What make’s plastic so unique is when it is heated it can be molded
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C. R. Plastics Role: Jamie Bailey (owner of C. R. Plastics) Decision: how much money would he need to keep up with growing demand - should they level load Problem: C. R. Plastics need financing in order for growth of the company bank line of credit: $500 000 personal money: $150 000 credit card: $35 000 - Jamie has exhausted his means in financing and needs an injection of new money Objective: convince the Dragons’ to provide financing without giving up more than 30% of his company
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Plastic surgery Beauty is known to us as something that cannot be awarded a clear definition. And yet‚ women all over the world feel immense pressure to look a certain way to be considered beautiful. People are inclined to have desire for self improvement‚ with societal pressures and media influence‚ women can easily feel insecure about their natural features. Beautiful women and ideal bodies are thrown at us in various mediums from magazines‚ television‚ advertisements‚ and the like. To feel attractive
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Chapter 9 The World of Plastics and Polymers Overview • Plastics are all around us – Polymers‚ materials whose molecules consist of long chain of atoms • Natural • Synthetic • Use of material and impact on economy‚ lifestyle‚ and leisure – Word plastic to some carry connotation “cheap” or “tacky” – Synthetic polymers revolutionised modern life • eg plastics become important in automobile industry‚ some new plastics stronger than steel and resist corrosion‚ less dense than structural
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