ABOUT PLASTIC

A SYNTHETIC OR SEMI- SYNTHETIC MATERIAL

PLASTIC
Plastic is cheap and incredibly versatile with properties that make it ideal for many applications. However, these
qualities have also resulted in it becoming an environmental issue. We have developed a “disposable” lifestyle and
estimates are that around 50% of plastic is used just once and thrown away.

● Packaging is the largest end-use market segment accounting for just over 40% of total plastic usage.
● Annually, approximately 500 billion plastic bags are used worldwide. More than one million bags are used
every minute.
● A plastic bag has an average “working life” of 15 minutes.
● Over the last ten years we have produced more plastic than during the whole of the last century.
 PLASTIC POLLUTION
The proliferation of plastic products in the last
several decades has been extraordinary. Quite
simply, humans are addicted to this nearly
indestructible material. We are producing over 380
million tons of plastic every year, and some
reports indicate that up to 50% of that is for
single-use purposes – utilized for just a few
moments, but on the planet for at least several
hundred years. It’s estimated that more than 10
million tons of plastic is dumped into our oceans
every year.
BEVERAGES BOTTLES ALONE
● According to the Container Recycling Institute, 100.7 billion plastic beverage bottles were sold in the
U.S. in 2014, or 315 bottles per person.
● 57% of those units were plastic water bottles: 57.3 billion sold in 2014. This is up from 3.8 billion
plastic water bottles sold in 1996, the earliest year for available data.
● The process of producing bottled water requires around 6 times as much water per bottle as there is in
the container.
● 14% of all litter comes from beverage containers. When caps and labels are considered, the number is
higher.
ABOUT PLASTIC
 HOW TO PREVENT PLASTIC POLLUTION
10 Ways to Reduce Plastic Pollution

1. Wean yourself off disposable plastics. ...

2. Stop buying water. ...
3. Boycott microbeads. ...
4. Cook more. ...
5. Purchase items secondhand. ...
6. Recycle (duh). ...
7. Support a bag tax or ban. ...
8. Buy in bulk.
ABOUT RECYCLING
The process of collecting and processing materials that would
RECYCLING
Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects. . . The recovery of energy from waste materials is often
included in this concept. The recyclability of a material depends on its ability to reacquire the properties it had in its original state. [1] It is an
alternative to "conventional" waste disposal that can save material and help lower greenhouse gas emissions. It can also prevent the waste of
potentially useful materials and reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reducing energy use, air pollution (from incineration) and water
pollution (from landfilling).
Recycling is a key component of modern waste reduction and is the third component of the "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle" waste hierarchy. It
promotes environmental sustainability by removing raw material input and redirecting waste output in the economic system. There are some
ISO standards related to recycling, such as ISO 15270:2008 for plastics waste and ISO 14001:2015 for environmental management control of
recycling practice.
DIFFERENT COLOURS OF RECYCLE BINS

● BLUE – Paper Recycling.

● GREEN – Organic Recycling.
● RED – Landfill Waste.
● YELLOW – Mixed Recycling.

SYMBOL OF RECYCLE
DIFFERENT TYPES OF RECYCLE BINS