How chewing gum contributes to plastic pollution—and how to reduce its environmental impact
Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers—similar to the plastic material used in car ...
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Chemistry KS4/GCSE: How are plastics made?
Students could be asked to summarise the entire process from crude oil formation to plastics in a flow chart ... plant and learns how glass is made and the raw materials used are described.
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We Made Plastic. We Depend on It. Now We’re Drowning in It.
We should give thanks that the Pilgrims didn’t have plastic, I thought recently as I rode a train to Plymouth along England’s south coast. I was on my way to see a man who would help me make ...
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Plastic Island
Nearly every piece of plastic ever made still exists today. More than five trillion pieces of plastic are already in the oceans, and by 2050 there will be more plastic in the sea than fish ...
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Plastic ‘fossils’ help scientists reconstruct the history of bird nests
Plastic waste has let common coots reuse nests year after year. Scientists have now used the trash layers to date how old nests are.
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How 1.5 million plastic bottles are turned into clothing every day
Polyester is one of the most popular fabrics in the world. Made from PET plastic, it is prized for its durability, lightness, and low cost of production. While these characteristics make it ideal ...