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Lesson 8.3 Recycling Plastic

Last updated 7 months ago
20 questions
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What are most plastic bags made of?

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How long can plastic bags take to break down?

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Why can plastic bags be hazardous to wildlife?

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What does recycling plastic bags help reduce?

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What is the role of circular ocean currents?

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What units are linked to form polyethylene?

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What is a common nickname for plastic litter?

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What does recycling require to process plastics?

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Which resource is primarily used to make plastics?

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Where are plastic bags often discarded improperly?

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What is ethylene primarily derived from?

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Which polymer requires high temperatures to form?

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What is a key challenge in recycling plastic bags?

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What product is commonly made from recycled plastic bags?

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How are plastic bags processed in recycling?

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Which step comes after collecting plastic bags?

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What does HDPE stand for in plastics?

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What is a common use for recycled plastic pellets?

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How does Novolex contribute to recycling efforts?

The videos below shows two possible methods of recycling plastics. The first is the current methods with use mechanical processes to sort, wash and then remelt plastics. The second shows a chemical process that is being used to convert plastics into fuel. Hopefully both these videos will play for you. If not, you will have to do a bit of research.
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Compare and contrast the two different methods of plastic recycling. What are the benefits of each approach? What are the drawbacks of each approach?