PPT-Plastics

Plastics page 145 Plastics the beginning Cheap and durable Alternative to glass and animal products such as ivory Could be used to replicate a variety of materials Plastics the problem Most types created from the fossil fuel petroleum a nonrenewable resource. Plastics pe rsist in the environment for hundreds of years turning our streets and waterways into unsightly and unhygienic rubbish dum ps and endangering local wildlife Plastic in the envi ronment What are plastics Plastics we re first invented in 1 8 million tonnes Plastics material produced 25 million tonnes Processor sales turnover 131 billion Value of exports 46 billion People employed 186000 Over 3000 primary processors 7430 companies in the polymer industry Plastics industry turnover 19bn PLASTICS ALIGNED WITH NATURE. Motivation. 2. Solution:. . U. se of plastics with higher level of sustainability –. biodegradable and biobased plastics. (bioplastics). Challenge:. . Intensive plastics use causes considerable and growing environmental burdens . Marine Litter, UNEP/GPA. UNEA Resolution. First session of the United Nations . Environment Assembly – . Resolution 1/6 . on Marine Plastic Debris and . Microplastics. :. Encourages . Governments, intergovernmental organizations, industry and others to cooperate with the Global Partnership on Marine Litter . Dr. . Shyamala. Mani. Professor. National Institute of Urban Affairs. New Delhi. India. Plastics waste generation. India generates 5.6 million metric tons of plastic waste . annually . Delhi generates . What is a Plastic?. Definition of Plastic from . www.dictionary.com. - any. . of. a group . of. . synthetic. . or. . natural. . organic. materials that . may. . be. . shaped. . when. . soft. An . I. nsider’s Perspective. Tom Pecorini. December 16, 2014. Tom Pecorini. Fellow in Polymers Technology Division. PhD from Lehigh University. Started at Eastman in 1992. Involved in many plastics development projects for SP. An . I. nsider’s Perspective. Tom Pecorini. December 16, 2014. Tom Pecorini. Fellow in Polymers Technology Division. PhD from Lehigh University. Started at Eastman in 1992. Involved in many plastics development projects for SP. Rodent damage. Rodents can cause dangerous damage to plastic products such as cable insulation, warehouse pallets, non-food packaging, boxes etc.. Symphony has developed additive . masterbatches. to fight back with . Phenomenon:. . experiment by pouring the gel. Have you ever seen anything that acts like this gel?. What is happening to the molecules to make it act this way?. Show the beads in the jar and how they will keep falling out after you start them.. Peter . Atanasov. , Daniel Femi- . Alemede. , Stefan.  . Loubry. , Lara Mayhew, Sophie Mowbray,  Kate Reddaway, Jonathan Teasdale, Phoebe Warren and Leo Wu. Circular Economy . Enablers and favorable system conditions. . The 15th Bangladesh Int’l Plastics, Printing & Packaging Industry Fair IPF - Bangladesh Int'l Plastics Packaging Printing Industry ExhibitionLike us on Facebook Yorkers Trade & MarketingService C Plastics 150 the Facts is an analysis of the data related to the production demand and waste management of plastic materials It provides the latest business information on production and demand trade Microplastics . Very small . plastic . fragments (< 5mm). Manufactured products . (Primary) . used in:. F. acial . cleansers and . cosmetics – . Microbeads. . Banned in United States by 2018! .