Micro plastics in personal care products
... weight consisted of polyethylene (PE). This means that for every bottle of 200ml used, 21g of micro plastics would end up in the sewer system. Another product examined in the study contained very ...
... weight consisted of polyethylene (PE). This means that for every bottle of 200ml used, 21g of micro plastics would end up in the sewer system. Another product examined in the study contained very ...
Why not bottle in plastic?
... When a glass bottle is molded, it is heated to more than 1000°F. Organic material is destroyed under this condition. Thus, a glass bottle contains no potential carcinogens, or organic toxins. ...
... When a glass bottle is molded, it is heated to more than 1000°F. Organic material is destroyed under this condition. Thus, a glass bottle contains no potential carcinogens, or organic toxins. ...
Plastics Waste
... of photons, particularly those wavelengths found in sunlight, such as infrared radiation, visible light and ultraviolet light. However, other forms of electromagnetic radiation can cause photodegradation. Photodegradation includes photodissociation, the breakup of molecules into smaller pieces by ph ...
... of photons, particularly those wavelengths found in sunlight, such as infrared radiation, visible light and ultraviolet light. However, other forms of electromagnetic radiation can cause photodegradation. Photodegradation includes photodissociation, the breakup of molecules into smaller pieces by ph ...
(19) Kimo Appx 9
... aquatic habitats. This debris poses a global environmental problem, due to its persistence in the marine environment, and has been identified as one of the most important pollution-related issues in the world by the United Nations Environment Programme. Since most plastics are buoyant, the problems ...
... aquatic habitats. This debris poses a global environmental problem, due to its persistence in the marine environment, and has been identified as one of the most important pollution-related issues in the world by the United Nations Environment Programme. Since most plastics are buoyant, the problems ...
PAPTIC® is a revolutionary new material replacing plastics PAPTIC
... PAPTIC® is heat-sealable, enabling its use in various packaging applications. PAPTIC® can be stretched up to 20%, the tensile strength of PAPTIC® is high compared to plastic films and it does not lose its shape as easily when loaded. As with plastic bags, the PAPTIC® bag can be folded to a small vol ...
... PAPTIC® is heat-sealable, enabling its use in various packaging applications. PAPTIC® can be stretched up to 20%, the tensile strength of PAPTIC® is high compared to plastic films and it does not lose its shape as easily when loaded. As with plastic bags, the PAPTIC® bag can be folded to a small vol ...
Food for bacteria: a plastic exposure trial at sea
... bacterial colonization between those two main plastic litter types. The two locations were chosen to look at differences in bacterial communities due to environmental factors. We expect that after a few months, a stable community on the plastic will be formed, which can maintain on the plastic. This ...
... bacterial colonization between those two main plastic litter types. The two locations were chosen to look at differences in bacterial communities due to environmental factors. We expect that after a few months, a stable community on the plastic will be formed, which can maintain on the plastic. This ...
Phase-out of lightweight plastic bags
In various parts of the world, there has been a phase-out of lightweight plastic bags. Single-use plastic shopping bags are usually distributed (for free) to customers by stores when purchasing goods. It is a popular method that is practiced in many countries for being a strong, cheap, and hygienic way of transporting items. Lightweight bags are commonly made from high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic.Problems associated with plastic bags include use of non-renewable resources (such as crude oil, gas and coal), disposal, and environmental impacts.A car could drive about 11 metres on the amount of petroleum used to make a single plastic bag. In Australia alone 6 billion HDPE bags were used in 2002. Usage reduced to 5.6 billion in 2004, and 3.9 billion in 2007. Plastic bags can block drains, trap birds and kill livestock. The World Wide Fund for Nature has estimated that over 100,000 whales, seals, and turtles die every year as a result of eating or being trapped by plastic bags. In India, an estimated number of 20 cows die per day as a result of ingesting plastic bags and having their digestive systems clogged by the bags. It’s is also very common across Africa to have sewers and drain systems clogged by bags which cause severe cases of malaria due to the increased population of mosquitoes that live on the flooded sewers. The term white pollution has been coined to describe the local and global effects of discarded plastic bags upon the environment.Governments all over the world have taken action to either ban the sale of lightweight bags, charge customers for lightweight bags or generate taxes from the stores who sell them. Countries such as Rwanda, China, Taiwan and Macedonia have a total ban on the bag. In the United States only cities and counties have outlawed their use; however in September 2014, California became the first state to pass a law imposing a ban.