Plastics (Phenolic resins, Epoxy resins, Polyesters and Polyurethanes) are materials which make up the objects which we use in our everyday lives such as phones, cars, cooking utensils, computers and shoes, (http://www.slideshare.net). Plastics are a group of material which can either be synthetic or naturally occurring. Plastics are considered as polymers a substance which has a molecular structure with a large number of units bonded together, (http://www.chemheritage.org). Most plastics are made from crude oil which is a liquid derived from petroleum, (http://science.howstuffworks.com). Petroleum is a fossil fuel which is collected through the process of “Hydraulic Fracking” which is a technique of fracturing rocks by a pressurized liquid
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Recycling plastics reduces the quantity of energy and valuable resources from nature (Water, Petroleum and other natural resources) required to make virgin plastic. According to a council named the “American plastics council” (A major trade association from the U.S. plastic industry), the assembly of plastics accounts for four % of U.S. energy consumption and seventy % of plastics within the U.S. square measure made of domestic fossil fuel, (http://environment.about.com). The second advantage of recycling plastic is the enlargement of landfill space. Recycling plastic products such as phones, cars, cooking utensils, computers and shoes are kept away from areas where trash and other materials are disposed and allows the a variety of plastics to be reutilised in order to manufacturing new products or items such as lanterns, bottles and jewelry holders, (http://recyclenation.com). By recycling 1 ton of objects containing plastic, 7.4 cubic yards of land space is saved and conserved. Most plastic items are directly displaced in the environment, breaking down in small parts, polluting our soils and ocean. Studies have shown that 8% of pollution caused to the marine environment comes from land pollution. Ocean pollution starts as air pollution as well, which travels through waterways into the ocean, killing fish and and marine habitats, (oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/pollution.html). By recycling plastic, we reduce the quantity of energy and valuable resources from nature and the enlargement of landfill
Recycling plastics reduces the quantity of energy and valuable resources from nature (Water, Petroleum and other natural resources) required to make virgin plastic. According to a council named the “American plastics council” (A major trade association from the U.S. plastic industry), the assembly of plastics accounts for four % of U.S. energy consumption and seventy % of plastics within the U.S. square measure made of domestic fossil fuel, (http://environment.about.com). The second advantage of recycling plastic is the enlargement of landfill space. Recycling plastic products such as phones, cars, cooking utensils, computers and shoes are kept away from areas where trash and other materials are disposed and allows the a variety of plastics to be reutilised in order to manufacturing new products or items such as lanterns, bottles and jewelry holders, (http://recyclenation.com). By recycling 1 ton of objects containing plastic, 7.4 cubic yards of land space is saved and conserved. Most plastic items are directly displaced in the environment, breaking down in small parts, polluting our soils and ocean. Studies have shown that 8% of pollution caused to the marine environment comes from land pollution. Ocean pollution starts as air pollution as well, which travels through waterways into the ocean, killing fish and and marine habitats, (oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/pollution.html). By recycling plastic, we reduce the quantity of energy and valuable resources from nature and the enlargement of landfill