Biodegradable plastic

Photosynthesis Literacy Task Final Draft There are two different types of Christmas trees you can get during the holidays. There is a fake tree and a real tree. The fake tree is made up of plastic pine needles and it has a stand. The real one’s are natural and are from the wilderness. Some people would consider real trees because they are nicer, but the fake trees should be the best choice. The fake trees are cheaper than the real ones. The fake trees are also good because we need the real…

As a leading industrial seals distributor, Valley Seal provides Parker and Coorstek engineered sealing products. We at Valley Seal ensure a stock of the widest range of seals for customers to choose from. These include simple O-rings, rods wipers and scrapers, back-up rings, and custom molded rubber products. We also provide uniquely designed seals and fasteners from Parker. These sealing products will be discussed in this post. Three Uniquely Designed Parker Seals The seals and fastener…

If you are someone who likes to build things yourself, then you may already be familiar with the woods that are available to you. Ideally, for your next project you will have a good idea of what type of wood you want to use, but if you don't, you'll have to figure this out. This may seem like a setback, but whether you have build something before or are new to this, it is really a chance to be reminded of or learn about the benefits associated with the many wood species out there. Here's what…

Microplastic pollution in the Great Lakes is a fairly new environmental issue, but it is growing rapidly and requires our attention in order to minimize and ultimately stop it. Microplastics are plastic particles in smaller size scales, usually particles less than 5 millimeters in diameter (Eerkes-Medrano et al. 2015). Recent research has documented microplastics in ocean habitats worldwide and specifically in the Laurentian Great Lakes and studies have found that microplastics interact with…

Plastics today go hand and hand with the lifestyles people live in the United States. Plastic is used in also every medium of my day, like many other people would agree, as its use is unavoidable. I use plastic for containers holding soap and makeup, mediums for food and beverages, and many others things. With plastic having so much prevalence today, it’s hard to believe that it can also have adverse side effects on the body as well. Phthalates are used in the production of plastic to allow it…

In developed and developing countries with growing population, consumerism and industrial development, the management of municipal solid waste (MSW) is monumental for sustainable development, because all human activities generate waste. This has significant impact on the environment (hazardous gas emissions), economy (disposal cost) and health (DEFRA, 2011). About 3 billion tonnes of MSW are generated in Europe annually (EC, 2010). Fig 1.1 shows the municipal waste generation by EU countries…

Food waste is becoming a huge problem in developed countries. The U.S. National Resource Defense Council found that 150 billion dollars’ worth of food is wasted as it ends up rotting in American landfills, and produces methane which is a powerful chemical compound that is 20 times more damaging than green house gas. Canada is also one of the leading food waste countries as the Value Chain Management International estimates that Canadians waste more than 31 billion dollars of edible food each…

Has it ever crossed your mind when you are tossing out that food that has been sitting in the fridge for weeks, where the aged, spoiled food goes once it is thrown out? When waste is thrown out, it is often taken to a landfill, an area of land where refuse is taken and accumulates over time (“Landfill Problems”). Landfills provide a simple and low-cost solution to the copious amount of trash that people accumulate; however, these dome-shaped dumps seriously harm people and the environment. In…

Plastic is a material that never decomposes back into its original form; this means it lasts forever. While this plastic is laying around it poisons people and mammals, chokes animals to death daily, and is an eyesore on Earth. A decisive action needs to be taken to get the existing plastics removed from the environment and use alternatives to this deadly material… before it’s too late. Plastic is currently the number one most preferred material in today's industrial world; this is posing an…

I. Executive Summary Right now there is close to 5 million metric tons of Plastic waste in the ocean, and Toronto alone is responsible for using 100 million plastic bottles a year. Most of these bottles just end up in landfills even though there are many plastic recycling centers around the world, especially in Canada. Plastics R’ Us is an Idea for a company that allows plastic waste to be shredded to dust. This dust could be used to make products ranging from book covers to supplies for…