The Origins of Plastics 25

September 21, 2015

You don’t need to remember the difference between covalent and ionic bonds to understand the chemistry behind plastics. We’ll simplify it for you.

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The Origins of Plastics

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Heather E. 11 months ago

If a plastic is put in curbside bin that is not acceptable, what then happens to it?

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Romaine S. 1 year ago

Can you always reuse plastic, as long as it's the right type? Does anything make plastic not able to be reused for a new product?

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Ruth N. 1 year ago

After watching the slide presentation The Origins of Plastic,I think it would be fun to make new products out of old.

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Mel H. 2 years ago

How is the waste from recycling plastics handled? Surely each process has some amount of waste that can not be reused.

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Erica D. 2 years ago

Cut your six pack plastic holders, all over so that no animals get caught in them. (should they escape the recycle truck...) It is sad to see the ocean animals or birds dead with plastic wrapped all around them.

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