I.E.S. ANDRÉS DE VANDELVIRA

ALBACETE –SPAIN -

2013

Andrea Jiménez López

Rafael Velasco Piqueras

Rubén Palacios Garrido

Paula Moreno García

Mayka Córcoles Toledo

Jennifer Cortés Roldán

Packaging

Paper and cardboard

Ink cartridges

Batteries

and CDs

Small electronic and electric devices

Organic matter

Essentially, plastics are human-made, synthetic polymers made from long chains of carbon and other elements. Through a process called cracking, crude oil and natural gases are converted into hydrocarbon monomers like ethylene, propylene, styrene, vinyl chloride, glycol, and so on.

The term plastic comes from the Greek word “plastikos”, which means to mold or to give form.

The Bisphenol is a substance present in many products made with polycarbonate - bottles, baby bottles, containers, toothbrushes, etc. -, may cause health problems. They also invade nature, as they are slow to decompose.

It depends on the type of plastic because, there are plastics that don't have any chemical elements so they aren't unhealthy for us. On the other hand, there are some plastics that are harmful such as PVC and PS.

Bottles of drinks and chips bags from 5 to 10 years to degrade

Plastic will degrade at a varying rate depending on its type.

Milk cartons and bottles less than 100 years.

Plastic film for food and folders

it does not degrade easily and when it does it gives a number of toxic materials

Bags, bottles Bags decompose in as little as 500 years

Trays, cartons, bottles, packing This kind of plastic degrade in less than 50 years

Plastics

Common Uses Products Made From Recycled Plastic

HDPE Beverage bottles, milk jugs, milk and soft drink crates, pipe, cable, film

Motor oil bottles, detergent bottles, pipes, and pails

LDPE Film bags such as trash bag coatings and plastic bottles.

New trash bags, pallets

PET Soft drink, detergent, and juice bottles

Carpets, fiberfill, nonfood bottles or containers

PP Auto battery cases, screw-on caps and lids; some yogurt and margarine tubs, plastic film

Auto parts, batteries, carpets

PS Housewares, electronics, fast food carryout packaging, plastic utensils

Insulation board, office equipment, reusable cafeteria trays

PVC Sporting goods, luggage, pipes, auto parts. In packaging for shampoo bottles, blister packaging, and films

Drainage pipes, fencing, house siding

Plastic objects should be thrown on the specific

yellow containers.

We shouldn’t use plastic bags because of lots of reasons: to make them, we need a lot of oil. It takes about 100 years to decompose them, causing a lot of pollution. And plastic bags also cause the death of many animals

Aluminium foil is made of

very thin slides of aluminium.

Aluminium takes a lot of energy to mine bauxite ore

The recycling of aluminum uses 95% less energy than it takes to make aluminium from the ore

It only degrades in saline and acid environments, and it takes about 500 years or more

Inhaled Lung problems (coughing) Problems of the nervous system.

Ingested in small particles can be related to any effects of Alzheimer's disease

It only takes 5% of the energy that is used to produce it from raw materials. (ARPAL)

It provides many environmental, economic and

community benefits; it saves energy, money,

time and precious natural resources; and it

generates jobs and helps to pay for community

services that make life better for millions of

people

In Spain, about 13,400 tons of aluminium per year are recycled, which is about 37%. Not recycled 24,700 tons ever

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