"Plastic gives benefits to you and the world," claims in the SPI web site, online home of the U.S. plastics industry trade association. Imagine your life and "the world you" without plastic. It would be difficult. We use different types of plastics for everyday life, then it becomes waste plastic. Could plastic waste be recycled? Following his review sourced from cnn.com.
Plastic has many benefits, but the plastic also has a dark side. They have been a scourge on the environment with plastic bags and bottles to comply with, dirty streets and the manufacturing of plastics cause environmental pollution by hazardous chemicals and harmful to health.
Some plastics are worse than others when it comes to dirty environment, but the increase can be reduced by the amount of plastic recycled.
Many people who do not know, actually a plastic that has the arrow triangle is not all are recyclable. This is a big misunderstanding. Actually sign of the triangle in plastic arrows indicate the materials used. And most of us consider it a sign of "recycle" it.
Most countries have recycling schemes which can be easily recycled plastics with the number 1 #, 2 #, 5 # and 6 #. Plastics with the number 3 #, 4 # and 7 # are also more difficult to recycle.
Some health experts believe there is also some concern about the leaking of chemical constituents of plastic containers with numbers 3, 6 and 7. Chemical constituents that can contaminate food or beverages when used in a long time or to store hot water. Plastics with the numbers 1, 2, 4 and 5 are still safe for containing food and beverages.
One chemical that some experts are worried by the plastic with the number 7 that is bisphenol A (BPA). Some scientists have claimed the CPA may be a hormone disruptor and cause diseases such as cancer and poor child development.
the types of plastic:
1: PET or PETE is polyethylene terephtalate. Plastics are used to make most plastic bottles and containers of beverages and salad dressings are also used for containers, bottles, vegetable oil and food places ovenproof. PET can be recycled into clothing, tote bags, furniture, carpet, paneling, and a new container.
Along with the bottles labeled with code # 2, they form 96 percent of all containers and plastic bottles in the United States, according to the U.S. plastic trades association.
2: HDPE is high density polyethylene, a versatile plastic that can be recycled. Used to make detergent and bleach bottles, juice bottles, bottles of motor oil, where butter and yogurt, a few trash bags and cereal boxes.
can be recycled back into bottles and containers, ceramic floors. drainage pipes, pens and outdoor furniture.
3: Vinyl / PVC or V Polyvinyl chloride or harsh and weatherproof. PVC contains chlorine, which means that some dangerous because dioxins are produced during manufacturing. Used to create multiple containers and bottles for detergent and cooking oil, as well as windows, pipes, wire jacketing, and food wrappers sunny.
often are recycled by the community, but can be recycled to make mudflaps, floor, and cabbles mats / rugs, etc..
4: LDPE is low density polyethylene and has many applications. Often found in bottles, tote bags. generally can be recycled to the airline's airplane car, compost barrel storage, flooring and building materials.
5: Polypropylene PP is commonly found in closed bottles, yogurt containers, ketchup bottles, and straws. has a high melting point and can be used to place the hot liquid. Can be recycled and is part of a growing number of city recycling program which was then turned over the bottle cap and other items including the battery cables, containers, cans and trays. ( Vanessa Kumalasari )
Plastic has many benefits, but the plastic also has a dark side. They have been a scourge on the environment with plastic bags and bottles to comply with, dirty streets and the manufacturing of plastics cause environmental pollution by hazardous chemicals and harmful to health.
Some plastics are worse than others when it comes to dirty environment, but the increase can be reduced by the amount of plastic recycled.
Many people who do not know, actually a plastic that has the arrow triangle is not all are recyclable. This is a big misunderstanding. Actually sign of the triangle in plastic arrows indicate the materials used. And most of us consider it a sign of "recycle" it.
Most countries have recycling schemes which can be easily recycled plastics with the number 1 #, 2 #, 5 # and 6 #. Plastics with the number 3 #, 4 # and 7 # are also more difficult to recycle.
Some health experts believe there is also some concern about the leaking of chemical constituents of plastic containers with numbers 3, 6 and 7. Chemical constituents that can contaminate food or beverages when used in a long time or to store hot water. Plastics with the numbers 1, 2, 4 and 5 are still safe for containing food and beverages.
One chemical that some experts are worried by the plastic with the number 7 that is bisphenol A (BPA). Some scientists have claimed the CPA may be a hormone disruptor and cause diseases such as cancer and poor child development.
the types of plastic:
1: PET or PETE is polyethylene terephtalate. Plastics are used to make most plastic bottles and containers of beverages and salad dressings are also used for containers, bottles, vegetable oil and food places ovenproof. PET can be recycled into clothing, tote bags, furniture, carpet, paneling, and a new container.
Along with the bottles labeled with code # 2, they form 96 percent of all containers and plastic bottles in the United States, according to the U.S. plastic trades association.
2: HDPE is high density polyethylene, a versatile plastic that can be recycled. Used to make detergent and bleach bottles, juice bottles, bottles of motor oil, where butter and yogurt, a few trash bags and cereal boxes.
can be recycled back into bottles and containers, ceramic floors. drainage pipes, pens and outdoor furniture.
3: Vinyl / PVC or V Polyvinyl chloride or harsh and weatherproof. PVC contains chlorine, which means that some dangerous because dioxins are produced during manufacturing. Used to create multiple containers and bottles for detergent and cooking oil, as well as windows, pipes, wire jacketing, and food wrappers sunny.
often are recycled by the community, but can be recycled to make mudflaps, floor, and cabbles mats / rugs, etc..
4: LDPE is low density polyethylene and has many applications. Often found in bottles, tote bags. generally can be recycled to the airline's airplane car, compost barrel storage, flooring and building materials.
5: Polypropylene PP is commonly found in closed bottles, yogurt containers, ketchup bottles, and straws. has a high melting point and can be used to place the hot liquid. Can be recycled and is part of a growing number of city recycling program which was then turned over the bottle cap and other items including the battery cables, containers, cans and trays. ( Vanessa Kumalasari )
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