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The Process of Recycling Plastic
from:Plastics are a great convenient commodity in today’s society, however the process of recycling these items is somehow less than convenient, especially when compared against the process of recycling other items, such as paper and glass. While some plastic products are around because they’re created from recycling plastic that has already had a use, most plastic is made new due to the complexity of creating recycled plastics. Recycling plastic is a great idea that helps the environment by keeping plastic out of landfills, however the process needs to be more focused on to continue to make
Whenever a new plastic item is created, it is marked usually - on its underside - by chasing arrows. Some mistake these errors for a recycling symbol and think that this means that the product has been recycled. Every plastic style bottle and container however has a symbol like this. Within the circle there is a number, one through seven, and this number is used to identify the particular type of plastic it is made out of. Each different type of plastic has a different property, and different common uses. When recycling plastic, these numbers are used to separate the different types of plastic.
Once the plastics are separated into the seven different groups, they are heated to extreme temperatures to melt them down to be formed into something new. The reason for separating these plastic items has to do with the heating process. Plastics with different numbers donating them often do not mix well when they’ve been melted down. When two different plastics are melted together, they often have a oil and water effect. Plastic number seven is polycarbonate. This plastic is one of the most common and is used in beverage bottles, baby bottles, and the casings of electronics, while plastic number six, polystyrene is a completely different type of material, making up such things as egg cartons and packaging peanuts. These are all things to keep in mind when recycling plastic!
Plastic bags are one type of plastic that needs to be recycled whenever possible. These bags are created by the millions because of their efficiency and cheap nature, however left alone, are not at all biodegradable. In fact, when left alone, plastic bags break down into smaller and smaller toxic pieces that contaminate soil and drinking water. They also effect the environment by being commonly found polluting the oceans. Each year thousands of sea animals die from trying to ingest plastic bags that are found floating in the ocean. When cleanup projects are done around costal areas, plastic bags are one of the most commonly found items.
Recycling plastic can be tricky, but also quite beneficial, as it eliminates the excessive plastic in the landfills. The benefits of plastic cannot be argued nor replaced in the foreseeable future, so it is best to learn how to go about making more plastic items through plastic recycling instead forcing the creation of new plastics.
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California Recycling News
Cal/OSHA cites Southern California Recycling Company for multiple safety ... - Sacramento Bee
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EPA, Southern California Edison mark recycling of 1 million refrigerators - Asianjournal.com
EPA, Southern California Edison mark recycling of 1 million refrigerators Asianjournal.com COMPTON, CA – Southern California Edison (SCE), one of the founding partners of US EPA's Responsible Appliance Disposal (RAD) Program and a 2012 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence award winner, today reached a national conservation milestone by crushing ... More Business |
Calif. schoolchildren urge Crayola to develop recycling options for used-up ... - Washington Post
Calif. schoolchildren urge Crayola to develop recycling options for used-up ... Washington Post A group of California grade school students wants Crayola to start a recycling program for spent plastic markers, but the company doesn't appear ready to make such a move. About 40 students at Sun Valley elementary school in San Rafael, Calif., ... |
Cash For Cars Orange County CA Service Provider Expects Continued Growth With ... - PR Web (press release)
 PR Web (press release) | Cash For Cars Orange County CA Service Provider Expects Continued Growth With ... PR Web (press release) Disposal and recycling of abandoned cars is rapidly gathering momentum in Orange County CA and its surrounding areas. The nationwide cash for cars service from California based company Cash for Cars Quick has played a stellar role in promoting the ... |
Los Angeles to become largest US city banning plastic bags - Christian Science Monitor
 Christian Science Monitor | Los Angeles to become largest US city banning plastic bags Christian Science Monitor By Mark Trumbull, Staff writer / May 24, 2012 This June 2010 file photo shows a customer putting plastics bags in a recycling bin at a grocery store in Palo Alto, Calif. The Los Angeles City Council has voted to move forward with a controversial ban on ... The Plastic Wars: Profiles in Garbage No Hollywood ending for plastic bags in LA LA makes history with ban on plastic bags at stores |
Donate it Instead: TLS Auto Recycling Teams Up With CharityCar.US - San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Donate it Instead: TLS Auto Recycling Teams Up With CharityCar.US San Francisco Chronicle (press release) TLS Expands Its Commitment to the Environment and to Society by Pairing With Respected Car Charity Sacramento,CA (PRWEB) May 22, 2012 "Are you thinking of selling or trading in that old vehicle? Why not DONATE it instead?" - CharityCar. |
AB 391 lumps antiques dealers with pawnbrokers, may cripple California ... - Antique Trader
 Antique Trader | AB 391 lumps antiques dealers with pawnbrokers, may cripple California ... Antique Trader AB 391 will have a devastating effect on many of California's thousands of antiques dealers to say nothing of the secondhand dealers overall. Call it the anti-recycling bill, the anti-green bill, the State of California seems to want to penalize those ... |
Md. Passes Law Requiring Apartment Recycling - Earth911.com
 Earth911.com | Md. Passes Law Requiring Apartment Recycling Earth911.com “We cannot continue to add to our landfills but must support recycling.” The law mimics one passed in California late last year, which now requires complexes of five units or more to offer paper, plastic, can and bottle recycling to tenants. |