Comparison Of Plastics Between 1990 And 2003

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Plastic recycling becomes more profitable as the cost of oil rises. In the 1970’s, fears of limited oil supplies led to a significand demand for plastic recycling. In California and some other locations, the government requires recycling, and provides access to constant streams of plastic that allow for more plastic recycling plants to run continuously. In crowded areas, such as japan, limited access to natural resources leads to high value of recycled plastic products produced locally.

In modern times, there are numerous materials used to make the everyday necessities we need in life such as our phones, clothes, shoes, plastic bags, and many more. However we could narrow the materials down to metal-based products, polymer-based products/ plastics, and cellulose-based products/paper. To narrow things even down further so that we could have an argument, plastic and cellulose could both be used to make the same type of material such as containers for juice, containers for food, chairs, tables and many more. With this, we could now compare if plastic or paper is the better material to make our basic necessities. I would say that plastic would be better because of its durability, energy efficiency in making plastics, and the ability to mold plastic.

“When was the last time you spent an entire day without using a piece of disposable plastic?” This quote is used by Kitt Doucette in her article, An Ocean of Plastic (412). It shows that using plastic water bottles are becoming a part of people’s lifestyle, regardless people don’t think about the consequences of using them. Water is a necessary part to human life and without water we cannot survive. Humans need at least eight glasses of water to make up for the fact that we lose an average of ten glasses per day throughout normal functions such as sweating and breathing. We must drink the right amount of water in order to stay healthy. There are millions of people worldwide who use plastic water bottles, and there have been massive sustainability

The pie charts show how much each five types of garbage (including ‘other’) was wasted in America in 1990 and 2005. According to the two graphs, there are some changes in percentage of household wastes in the 15 years.

About 299 million tons of plastic were made in 2013 (Lytle). Plastic waste gained popularity when animals begin to die do to mistaking plastic for food (Lytle). Plastic also causes drains to be clogged and then flooding issues. (Moore) “Global plastic consumption has gone from 5.5 million tons in the 1950s to 110 million tons in 2009,” (Lytle). The overuse of plastic is still important today because plastic is causing many global issues such as draining floodage, animal deaths, and pollution (banthebottle.com). Experts, like Renee Cho, say that plastic is “slowly taking over the country.” (Artwohl). Plastic waste affects the word in many ways. Americans should help decrease this issue by using less plastic

The defining issue at hand is the increasing plastic presence, the pollution it brings along with, the disposal we provide, or do not provide. Plastic is going to be one of the leading issues  in the next few years, right next to climate change.

Do you like destroying this world? Well that is what we are doing because of the number of plastic bags we use I might be a step up from paper bags but it is still destroying this world little by little. Some claim that the plastic bags on the ocean is the size of Texas and if this claim is true It means it is affecting a lot of sea animals. Sea animals are digesting the plastic bags which is causing an agonizing death and it is not comfortable. This animals are consuming many plastic bags and it is not only affecting some animals but maybe most of them not only in one area but everywhere because the plastic bags are traveling through the ocean and affecting all of the animals. There is no one to blame but ourselves because it is all our fault that this world is falling apart. Our usage for plastic bags are minimum so why not just get rid of plastic bags and find a new way to carry our groceries and a way to not only help us but our home? Did it ever occur to people that we are damaging our home and the only home that is survivable because the way we are treating our only home it is cruel but we are not only damaging our home but the animals homes and soon we might run out of animals. So by trying to help this world we are actually destroying it. There is a way to help this planet we just have to do it before it get's worst.

glass fibers which are commonly used in commercial industries. They are E-glass and S-glass; the E-glass has the lowest of all commercially available reinforcing fibers which makes the reason for its widespread use in the industry. The S-glass was originally developed for the aircraft components and missile casting; as they have the highest tensile strength of all fibers in use [29].

Intensity among Customer Rivalry (low) – Being the biggest Modified- Polyphenylene-Ether producer in Asia (after the closure of Asahi-Kasei Plastics Japan). Asahi Kasei Plastics Singapore’s main competitors will mainly be from countries that are in Europe, or the Americas. Hence most countries within Asia would prefer buying directly from Asahi Kasei Plastics Singapore, rather than to have to make a purchase from somewhere further, as Shipping will be a cost factor to add in,

Recycling has grown rapidly over these past few decades. Almost every single household in America has a recycling bin. You can find recycling bins anywhere like in your school or at a dumpster nearby and I’m sure there are plenty at home. You can almost recycle anything from glass, to Styrofoam, and especially plastic. There are many things around your house that are probably made of plastic, if you’re just drinking a water bottle and you finish it toss it in the recycling bin instead of wasting it in the garbage. You never know, you might end up using that same water bottle again in the future.

Bio-plastics are made from two words bio + plastics. The plastics made from biomass material or dispose easily as soil or both properties called bio-plastics. Bio-Plastics are not a single class of polymers but rather a family of products, which vary considerably. A bio-plastic is a substance made from organic biomass sources unlike conventional plastics which are made from petroleum. Bio-plastics are made from a number of different processes. Some uses a microorganism to process base material, such as vegetable oil, cellulose, starch, acid and alcohol. Great revolution has come up in packaging industry due to bio-plastics. Plastics made up of natural resources are easy to produce. It is an evergreen plastic because resources grow annually e.g. Corn starch, potato, sugarcane etc. As price of petroleum is sky rocketing now a day. Climate is highly affected by using conventional plastics. Policies of government are push bio-plastics. Bio-plastics can be fully bio-degradable, or can be fully bio-based or can be both properties.

Since plastic first manufacture since 1960s’, plastic bags had become one of the main essential product in daily life until today. Plastic had become the benchmark for modern life as they provide durability, strength, flexibility light weight with low cost. They have been used in everywhere, from bags for groceries to bones holder for surgery. But plastic have become the most concern for environmentalist as having a long decompose life. Although recycle is an effective way to reduce the amount of plastic, but researcher found only 5% of plastic bags produced in US alone is being recycled. (Sivan, 2011). {Sivan, A. New Perspectives in Plastic Biodegradation. Curr. Opin. Biotechnol. 2011, 22, 422-426. } The best way to prevent plastic to pollute the nature is to produce the biodegradable plastic. There are many ways to produce a biodegradable plastic, but here we will focus on producing biodegradable plastic with synthesis of carboxylic acid.

“Conservationists estimate that at least 100,000 mammals and birds die from them” (plastic bags) “each year, felled by the estimated 500 billion and more plastic bags that are produced and consumed around the world; the numbers of fish killed by them are unknown, but they are sure to number in the millions.” [1] But why are plastic bags so deadly? To answer this question, one would need to know the origins and the debate revolving around plastic bags. Plastic is primarily made of polyethylene which is the most common type of plastic. Polyethylene has many drawbacks such as being made up of harmful chemicals and not being biodegradable (something that can be broken down by living organisms). Plastic bags have become an essential sidekick for shoppers wherever they shop. It may seem like a plastic bag is harmless and there is no harm in littering them. But there are lethal consequences when plastic bags are littered. Many cities have banned or taxed plastic bags. California was the first state to ban plastic bags. Austin, Texas; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Chicago; Los Angeles; San Francisco; and Seattle are some cities that have banned plastic bags. Other cities have taxed the plastic bags. The heated debate behind plastic bags has evolved into a debate to ban or not ban based on the effects of plastic bags on the world. There is an innumerable number of flaws with plastic bags such as plastic bags weakening the economy, there being preferable alternatives to plastic bags and

Throughout history, people have found ways to create extraneous pollution due to a demand that could be filled with a more advantageous option. Thus, in our day and age: the plastic bag. Since the creation of the first synthetic polymer in 1869, to regular usage in grocery stores, plastics have been an integral part of the American way of life and economy (“The History and Future of Plastics”). Yet activists are finding it difficult to stay silent about the damaging effects that plastic bag production and usage have upon our lives, and are calling for taxes, fees and even bans on plastic bags in some communities (Rael 1). This debate is one of paramount importance, as it concerns the entire biosphere; organisms and whole ecosystems are damaged regularly by the effects of the plastic bag. Limiting plastic bags in communities to a serious extent would be extremely beneficial within the environment and the economy, as well as would address a serious issue that is too often forgotten by American consumers.