WHAT REALLY HAPPENS

TO THE PLASTIC YOU

THROW AWAY ?

CAMILA MAYORGA RESTREPO

 EVERYYEAR THEY ARE PRODUCING
THOUSANDS OF PLASTIC BOTTLES IN THE
WORLD, PLASTIC BOTTLES ARE THE MOST
PRODUCED PRODUCT FOR FOOD PACKAGING
EQUALLY THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE DO NOT
RECYCLE THE BOTTLES AND ARE ARRIVING AT
THE PLACES LESS INDICATED FOR THEIR
DEGRADATION THAT CAN TAKE UP TO 400
YEARS.
INTRODUCTION
BAR GRAPHS AND
HISTOGRAMS
BAR GRAPHS GENERALLY HAVE
CATEGORIES ON THE X-AXIS,
AND NUMBERS ON THE Y-AXIS.
THIS MEANS THAT YOU CAN
COMPARE NUMBERS BETWEEN
DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. THE
CATEGORIES NEED TO BE
INDEPENDENT, THAT IS
CHANGES IN ONE OF THEM DO
NOT AFFECT THE OTHERS
 PRODUCT YEARS
ESTIMATED TIME OF DEGRADATION OF POLYETHYLENE
50
GLASS

600 ALUMINIUM
200
CAN

DIAPER 450
500
PLASTIC
450
BOTTLE
400 FISHING LINE 600

300

200 PLASTIC BOTTLES ARE

THE SECOND MATERIAL
100 THAT DELAYS MORE
TIME IN DEGRADING
0
POLYETHYLENE ALUMINIUM DIAPER PLASTIC FISHING LINE
GLASS CAN BOTTLE
 COUNTRY PERCENTAGE
RECYCLING RATES AROUND THE WORLD SWITZERLAND 52%
AUSTRIA 49,70%
USA GERMANY 48%
NETHERLANDS 46%
SWEDEN
NORWAY 40%

NORWAY
SWEDEN 34%
USA 31,50%
NETHERLANDS

GERMANY THE CITY THAT MOST RECYCLE

PLASTICS IN THE WORLD IS
AUSTRIA
SWITZERLAND
SWITZERLAND

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

PICTOGRAMS

A PICTOGRAM IS A SPECIAL TYPE

OF BAR GRAPH. INSTEAD OF
USING AN AXIS WITH NUMBERS, IT
USES PICTURES TO REPRESENT A
PARTICULAR NUMBER OF ITEMS.
ELEMENTS
CATEGORY

DISPOSABLE

USE OF
PRODUCTS

PRODUCTS FOR

PLASTICS
INFRASTRUCTURE

CONSUMER
PRODUCTS
PIE CHARTS
A PIE CHART LOOKS LIKE A CIRCLE
(OR A PIE) CUT UP INTO
SEGMENTS. PIE CHARTS ARE USED
TO SHOW HOW THE WHOLE
BREAKS DOWN INTO PARTS.
 PERCENTAGE OF PERCENTAGE OF
RECYCLED BOTTLES TYPE RECYCLED
BOTTLES
RECYCLING 9%
INCINERATED 12%
ACCUMULATED IN
LANDFILLS OR
NATURAL
79%
ENVIRONMENTS

EVIDENCE THAT THE LOWEST

PERCENTAGE CORRESPONDS
TO RECYCLED PLASTIC
BOTTLES
RECYCLING INCINERATED ACCUMULATED IN
LANDFILLS OR NATURAL
ENVIRONMENTS
LINE GRAPHS

LINE GRAPHS ARE USUALLY USED

TO SHOW DEPENDENT DATA,
AND PARTICULARLY TRENDS OVER
TIME.
 ITEMS TONS PER
ITEMS COLLECTED COLLECTED YEAR
2500000 CIGARETTE
2127565
BUITS
PLASTIC BEVERAGE
1024470
BOTTLES
2000000
FOOD
888589
WRAPPERS
PLASTIC BOTTLE
861340
CAPS
1500000
STRWAS
439571
STIRRERS
OTHER
424934
1000000 PLASTIC BAGS
GLASS BEVERAGE
402375
BOTTLES
PLASTIC GROCERY
500000 402122
BAGS
METAL BOTTLE CAPS 381669
PLASTIC
351586
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LARGE TONS OF PLASTIC ARE

DEPOSITED IN THE SEA
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