TRASH TALK:

PLASTIC
Brianna Porter, Victoria Diaz, Caroline Braun, Pearl
Lipoff, Rachel Grubbs and Sebastian Bell

History
Created in 1951
Released in 1953
Used for toys and
bottles
End up in landfills or
recycling facilities

Infograph

Takes more than

20 years to break
down

Takes more

than 1000 years to

biodegrade

Plastic bags are

commonly found
trash items in the
ocean

Molecular Mass and Percent

Composition
Total MM: 28.06- (C2H4)n
Carbon: MM: 24.02g, PC: 85.60%
Hydrogen: MM:4.04g, PC: 14.40%

Detrimental Effects
Plastic affects hormones in the human
body
Plastic can be harmful to animals
Plastic does not degrade easily
Burning plastic releases toxic chemicals
Contaminates soil, air, and water with
chemicals

Bracelet
Plastic cup cut out and wrapped in ribbon.

Gutter Drain
Yogurt cups with holes attached with paper
clips.

Works Cited
Petroleum Product Hoopla. American Oil and Gas Historical Society. Bruce L. Wells, n.d. Web. 7
Dec 2014
History of Plastics. Spi: The Plastics Industry Trade Association. Spi, n.d. Web. 7 Dec 2014
Freudenrich, Craig How Plastics Work. How Stuff Works. 14 Dec 2007. InfoSpace, LLC. 7 Dec 2014
n.p. What are the differences between HDPE, LDPE, XLPE, LLDPE, and UHMWPE? United States
Plastic Corporation. 13 Aug 2008. U.S. Plastic Corp. 7 Dec 2014.