Discuss the impacts of Plastic recycling.
Discuss the impacts of Plastic recycling.
May 8, 2020 Comments Off on Discuss the impacts of Plastic recycling. Uncategorized Assignment-helpAssignment – There are 7 articles and 1 video cited below, covering current topics in plastics recovery and recycling (make sure you know the difference!). Please read (or view) them, and also follow the recommended links to read more. Then respond to the following questions:A – Present and discuss your 2 favorite plastic waste recovery processes or strategies from these references. Why did you pick these from among all the ones you read about? What appealed to you about them?B – Describe 2 chemical and 2 physical processes currently available for recycling plastics. For each, include the types of plastics that can be recycled, steps to the processes, energy inputs, chemical inputs, end product(s), and waste products. Also discuss the environmental and health issues associated with any chemicals and waste materials, if known. Does this analysis lead you to a single preferred technology? Why or why not?Sources:1 – National Geographic coverage of plastic pollution and some local responseshttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/06/plastic-planet-waste-pollution-trash- crisis/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2018/07/ocean-plastic-pollution-solutions/2 – Plan for removing plastics from the oceanhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROW9F-c0kIQ3- Overview of plastics recycling technology and commercial opportunities for recycled plastics.https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/chemicals/our-insights/how-plastics-waste-recycling- could-transform-the-chemical-industry4 – Catalytic degradation of polyethylene to wax and liquid fuelshttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6192429/(continued on next page)5 – Articles on recycling via chemical breakdown, recycling by removing ink from existing plastics, and new plastics made from recycled material.Please read all the links on this page: https://resource-recycling.com/plastics/2019/01/03/plastics-recycling-technology-roundup-jan-3- 2019/6 – Polypropylene recycling technology. Please also read all the links from this article to different topics in recycling. https://www.recyclingtoday.com/article/polypropylene-recycling-game-changing-innovation/