Recycling Plastic

Created by: Bryanna NicoleFrom the group of: Bryanna Nicole and Williams Escamilla

How is plastic

made?

It’s made from oil.

Oil is refined into its many constituent parts: methane, ethane,

propane, butane, hexane, heptane, octane, etc.

Then combined with other chemicals to form a polymer, which is just a

long chain of ethylene and propylene molecules

The polymer is compressed into plastic pellets.

The pellets are sold to manufacturers that heat the pellets and shape

the plastic into different shapes using different methods, mainly using

molds.

From: http://askville.amazon.com/plastic-made/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=3832469

-Facts-Asia has been world’s largest plastics consumer for several years,

accounting for about 30% of the global consumption excluding Japan,

which has share of about 6.5%. Next to Asia is North America with 26%

share, then Western Europe with 23% share in the global market.

From:

http://cipet.gov.in/plastics_statics.html

Only 16% of water bottles sold in California is being

recycled. From: http://www.consrv.ca.gov/index/news/2003%20News

%20Releases/Pages/NR2003-13_Water_Bottle_Crisis.aspx An average time for a plastic bottle to

biodegrade fully is approximately 450

years!

From:

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_long_will_it_take_for_a_

plastic_bottle_to_biodegrade

Different

Plastic Items • Plastic bags• Water bottles• Toys • Plastic hangers • Trash cans • Shelves • Baskets • Rain ponchos• Other plastic containers (milk, soap, juice, fresh pasta, etc.)

How is plastic recycled? Step 1: Plastics Collection

This is done through roadside collections, special

recycling bins and directly from industries that use a

lot of plastic. Step 2: Manual Sorting

At this stage nails and stones are removed, and the

plastic is sorted into three types: PET, HDPE and 'other'.

Step 3: ChippingThe sorted plastic is cut into small pieces ready to be

melted down.

Step 4: Washing

This stage removes contaminants such as paper labels, dirt and

remnants of the product

originally contained in the plastic. Step 5 - Pelleting

The plastic is then melted down and extruded into

small pellets ready for reuse.

From: http://nzic.org.nz/ChemProcesses/environment/14E.pdf

What will happen if we do not recycle plastic?

Hazardous health to

animals, sometimes

deathLandfills

will

accumulate

triple as

much

plastic Our use of

natural

resources will

lessen due to

more needed

for making new

plastic

Most ends up as litterFrom: http://greenliving.lovetoknow.com/What_Will_Happen_if_You_Do_Not_Recycle_Plastic

Fun Fact Enough plastic is produced in the United

States each year to shrink wrap Texas.

Random Fact Enough plastic bottles are thrown away in the United States each year  to circle the Earth four times.

Seem Happy & Unharmed?

Love Animals?

They are happy, until

unrecycled plastic causes

critical health problems, &

you’re causing it!

Have I persuaded you yet to recycle?

Well, the elementary kids have realized the importance without persuasion. Why can’t you be

persuaded?

Elementary Children Video

Citations

http://askville.amazon.com/plastic-made/An

swerViewer.do?requestId=3832469

http://cipet.gov.in/plastics_statics.html

http://www.consrv.ca.gov/index/news/2003

%20News%20Releases/Pages/NR2003-13_W

ater_Bottle_Crisis.aspx

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_long_will_it

_take_for_a_plastic_bottle_to_biodegrade

http://nzic.org.nz/ChemProcesses/environ

ment/14E.pdf

http://greenliving.lovetoknow.com/What_Will_Happen_if_You_Do_Not_Recycle_Plastic

http://bit.ly/q82Yeg

http://www.benefits-of-recycling.com/interestin

grecyclingfacts.html

Recycling plastic is very important! Think about the animals you could

save just by not trashing plastic & recycling it!

Recycle, Reuse, ‘WE’

save!