Next time you’re having a backyard barbecue or going mod with some new furniture, thank science. Your salad spinner’s made of the same sort of silicone rubber developed to make Neil Armstrong’s moon boot. And those acrylic salad bowls and patio chairs? World War II fighter pilots needed safer canopies, and Plexiglas was the answer.
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- Proposed Plastics Law Could Slash Wasteful Packaging
A law proposed in New York State seeks to reduce plastic packaging, ban certain plastic chemicals and mandate that producers of packaged consumer goods fund the recycling or disposal of what they sell ...
05/17/2024 - 6:01 am | View Link - Kickstart: A museum exhibit looks at plastics today from the 'future'
A new museum exhibit featuring plastics that is making its debut in the United Kingdom this month isn't so much a celebration of a historical event, but rather something could fall into the realms of ...
05/17/2024 - 12:46 am | View Link - Plastics Industry Fueling Ortho-Xylene Demand: Exploring Applications and Market Growth
The ortho-xylene market is experiencing steady growth, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.2% projected from 2022 to 2032. This upward trend is driven by increasing demand in various ...
05/16/2024 - 8:17 pm | View Link - Boise State Team Wins Circular Plastics Challenge Focused On PET Recovery
Hillenbrand, Net Impact and the Coca-Cola Co. held the culmination of their second Circular Plastics Challenge. Proposals were submitted in response to this year’s prompt question: How can we increase ...
05/16/2024 - 9:33 am | View Link - Alternative materials to plastics for packaging are not always more sustainable
The increasing sense of environmental responsibility of both consumers and companies has triggered a transition towards alternative materials which are perceived as more sustainable than plastics.
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- Plastic Pollution
Even just in the last two decades, global plastic production has doubled. Around 0.5% of plastic waste ends up in the ocean. The world produces around 350 million tonnes of plastic waste each year. Estimates vary, but recent high-quality studies suggest that between 1 and 2 million tonnes of plastic enter the oceans annually.
05/16/2024 - 10:14 pm | View Link - plastics summary | Britannica
plastic items being sorted at a recycling centre. plastics, Polymer s that can be molded or shaped, usually by heat and pressure. Most are lightweight, transparent, tough organic compounds that do not conduct electricity well. They fall into two classes: Thermoplastics (e.g., polyethylene, polystyrene) can be melted and formed again and again ...
05/16/2024 - 7:01 pm | View Link - Plastic
Plastic - Polymers, Synthetic, Recycling: Polymers are chemical compounds whose molecules are very large, often resembling long chains made up of a seemingly endless series of interconnected links. The size of these molecules, as is explained in chemistry of industrial polymers, is extraordinary, ranging in the thousands and even millions of atomic mass units (as opposed to the tens of atomic ...
05/16/2024 - 4:02 pm | View Link - Setting the facts straight on plastics | World Economic Forum
Globally, 18% of plastic is recycled, up from nearly zero in 1980. Prior to 1980, recycling and incineration of plastic was negligible; 100% was therefore discarded. From 1980 for incineration, and 1990 for recycling, rates increased on average by about 0.7% per year. Image: Our World in Data.
05/16/2024 - 9:14 am | View Link - Plastic
Plastic. Household items made of various types of plastics. Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials that use polymers as a main ingredient. Their plasticity makes it possible for plastics to be molded, extruded or pressed into solid objects of various shapes. This adaptability, plus a wide range of other properties ...
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