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As a part of our Department's initiative to be more aware of "green chemistry" issues, this page on plastics is being developed. | As a part of our Department's initiative to be more aware of "green chemistry" issues, this page on plastics is being developed. | ||
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The following video is a great introduction to plastics... | The following video is a great introduction to plastics... | ||
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggh0Ptk3VGE Plastics 101 | National Geographic] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggh0Ptk3VGE Plastics 101 | National Geographic] | ||
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The Wikipedia page for plastics is very informative and can be found [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic here] <-- LOTS of info here for reference. | The Wikipedia page for plastics is very informative and can be found [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic here] <-- LOTS of info here for reference. | ||
| − | + | [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/08/map-shows-the-complicated-landscape-of-plastic-bans/ Map Shows the Complicated Landscape of Plastic Bans] | |
| − | + | [https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/ Plastics Pollution Coalition] | |
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| + | ==Compostable/Biodegradable== | ||
Here is a nice infographic on biodegradable plastics from the [https://www.compoundchem.com/ Compound Interest]: | Here is a nice infographic on biodegradable plastics from the [https://www.compoundchem.com/ Compound Interest]: | ||
:[[File:The-chemistry-of-biodegradable-plastics.png|600px]] | :[[File:The-chemistry-of-biodegradable-plastics.png|600px]] | ||
[[File:Green_Chem_plastics.jpg|600px]] | [[File:Green_Chem_plastics.jpg|600px]] | ||
Revision as of 16:08, 12 January 2020
As a part of our Department's initiative to be more aware of "green chemistry" issues, this page on plastics is being developed.
Introduction
The following video is a great introduction to plastics... Plastics 101 | National Geographic
Discussed in the previous video are the two common plastics:
- 1) High density polyethylene (HDPE)
- 2) Polypropylene (PP)
The Wikipedia page for plastics is very informative and can be found here <-- LOTS of info here for reference.
Map Shows the Complicated Landscape of Plastic Bans
Compostable/Biodegradable
Here is a nice infographic on biodegradable plastics from the Compound Interest:
