May malambot, may matigas

May nakabaon, may nakalabas

Ginagamit mo nang madalas.

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PLASTIC
and

“from Pollution to Solution”

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What is Plastic?

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Plastic is any synthetic or semisynthetic
organic polymer.
chains of molecules linked together
• Many plastics begin with “poly” such as
polyethylene, polystyrene , etc.
• Mostly made of Carbon and Hydrogen.

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Plastics don't biodegrade,
they photodegrade.
means that plastics left for years in fields or
water will slowly break into smaller pieces.

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Plastics are made from petro-chemicals.
 Petrochemicals are organic chemicals made from crude oil
and natural gas for use in industrial processes.
 Examples of primary petrochemicals include methanol,
ethylene, propylene, butadiene, benzene, toluene and
xylene. Roughly five percent of the world's annual oil supply
is utilized to make petrochemicals.
• These chemicals don’t fit back into the ecologies around us.
• Scientific studies show that these chemicals are toxic to
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When do we use Plastic

Why Plastic

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Lightweight Versatile
Cheap Odorless
Durable Non-conductive
Recyclable Transparent

There is a plastic suitable for almost

any application.

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Where does our plastic go?
We throw them away!

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 Where is ‘Away’ Anyway?

Where do the things that we throw ‘away’ go?

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 The lower the grade, the less the
value. The less the value, the
less likely it is to be recycled
again.

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But what is “the environment”?

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What do you see here?

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What do you see here?

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What do you see here?

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So what can we do?

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