Plastics and the Environment
Plastics and the Environment: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Problem with Disposal of Plastic, Materials, 5R Principle- Recover & 5R Principle- Refuse etc.
Important Questions on Plastics and the Environment
If there is still waste left over after we have reduced, reused and recycled as much as we can, we can use it to make energy at our energy-from-waste (EfW) facility. This process is known as _____

Write any one idea to recover plastics

Making boat from used plastic bottle is one method of recovering.

Write a short note on - R principle- Recover.

Name a biodegradable material which gets decomposed through natural processes.

Explain why wood is classified as a biodegradable material?

Wood is a non-biodegradable material.

If you have to reuse plastic bottles and metal cans, you will:

Aluminium foil is a_____ waste.

Define non-biodegradable waste.

Approximate time for metal cans to decompose:

Metal cans are biodegradable.

Differentiate between aerobic and anaerobic decomposition processes?

When organic materials decompose in the presence of _____ , the process is called “aerobic.

Define aerobic Decomposition ?

Define Anaerobic Decomposition ?

How long does it take wool clothing to decompose?

How can polybag pollution can be prevented?

Polybags can be decomposed in one week.

What is the source of cotton fibre?
