PET: The Plastic of Our Lives

PET: The Plastic of Our Lives

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PET: What Is It?

What does PET stand for?

a.Polyethylene Terephthalate

b.Plastic Encasing Technology

c.Petroleum Ethanol

d.Polyfluoride Ethyl Tyhydrate

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When PET bottles are turned into clothes, what kind of fabric do they become?

a. Cotton

b. Nylon

c. Neoprene

d. Polyester

PET: What Is It?

What number, inside of the recycling symbol, tells you that a bottle is made out of PET?

a. 1

b. 3

c. 5

d. 74

PET: What Is It?

In 2009, what percentage of PET bottles and jars were recycled?

a. 78%

b. 97%

c. 14%

d. 28%

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PET Recycling

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It takes over 1 million years for a plastic bottle to decompose.

Americans throw away 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour.

You could run a 60-watt light bulb for 3 hours using the energy saved from recycling a plastic bottle.

Plastic thrown into the Pacific Ocean has formed a “garbage patch” twice the size of Texas.

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Remember the Facts…

Items created from the plastics you recycle:

14 = 1 85 = 1

96 = 1 25 = 1

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What Does It All Become?

2 x 4

XL

20 oz 20 oz

2 liter

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So How Does It All Work

To view a video about the PET plastic recycling process, click the link below

PET Recycling

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Activity: Diary of A Recycled Product

Source for Factual Material

• 1-"EPA Releases Municipal Solid Waste Report." Resource Recycling. Resource Recycling Inc., Jan. 2011. Web. 28 Sept. 2011. <http://www.resource-recycling.com/node/885>.

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