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    Delta Plastics

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    Delta Plastics‚ Inc. Delta Plastics‚ is a company that designs and manufactures plastic containers for household and kitchen use. The R&D group working for Delta is constantly thinking of new ways to develop‚ design and produce new plastic materials for the company. The new containers that the R&D group is currently working on are designed to be able to be removed from the oven and immediately stored in the refrigerator if necessary‚ with no wait time to cool. The group will be looking to see

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    Plastic pollution

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    Description: Plastic has been the common materials that is being used on a daily basis. Many objects that made from plastic that can be seen from everyday such as food containers‚ plastic bag‚ storage and so many things that even a human being cannot think of it. Plastic’s existence has only just for over a century but because of the versatility of the materials plastics has a significantly increase in their use into all varieties of everyday life. Furthermore‚ the physical characteristic of plastic itself

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    Plastic Pollution

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    Background The overuse of plastics in today’s society has become major environmental issue for our oceans. Plastic pollution is the dumping‚ littering‚ or disposing of any type of man-made plastic that has been produced and has ended up in our ocean and has not been recycled. History of Plastic "Plastic" entered the world through chemistry in 1909 and was originally coined to describe Bakelite‚ the first fully synthetic resin. What make’s plastic so unique is when it is heated it can be molded

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    Plastic Roads

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    Utilization of Waste Plastic in Bituminous Mix for Improved Performance of Roads’ (Plastic Road)  Disposal of waste plastic is a major problem .It is non-biodegradable .It mainly consists of low-density polyethylene .Burning of these waste plastic bags causes environmental pollution.To find its utility in bituminous mixes for road construction.Laboratory performance studies were conducted on bituminous mixes .Laboratory studies proved that waste plastic enhances the property of the mix .Improvement

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    Putnam Plastics

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    September 26 we toured PCPM. I found out they specialize in plastic injection molding and have been in business since 1978. At the beginning of the tour we were informed on the process the plastic goes through from the time it enters the factory in pellets to the time it leaves as a finished product. When we actually toured the factory it was difficult to hear our tour guide but I believe heard him say they add nylon to the plastic for certain molds to make it stronger. Seeing the molding process

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    Plastic and Flame Retardants

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    Special Report Plastic Additive: A Techno-Commercial Profile B.G. SAMPAT E-mail: bgsampat@bom3.vsnl.net.in INTRODUCTION Every activity in modern life is influenced by plastics and many depend entirely on plastic products. All these plastic products are made from the essential polymer mixed with a complex blend of materials known collectively as additives. Without additives‚ plastics would not work‚ but with them they can be made safer‚ cleaner‚ tougher and more colourful. Additives cost money

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    plastic pollution

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    plastic pollution‚ the accumulation in the environment of man-made plastic products to the point where they create problems for wildlife and their habitats as well as for human populations. In 1907 the invention of Bakelite brought about a revolution in materials by introducing truly synthetic plastic resins into world commerce. By the end of the 20th century‚ however‚ plastics were found to be persistent polluters of many environmental niches‚ from Mount Everest to the bottom of the sea. Whether

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    Plastic Polution

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    5/23/2012 Plastic Pollution • History • Quantities • Marine life • Toxicity • Research • Solutions FOR A PRIZE Precautionary Principle (in this context) • When/If an action or choice has the potential to be harmful to ourselves or the environment‚ that action should be avoided. 1955 Life article“Throwaway Living” AMRF How is plastic made? Nurdles Pre-production plastic pellets 1 5/23/2012 Ballona Creek after a rainstorm Why should a disposable product outlast

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    Common Synthetic Plastics

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    COMMON SYNTHETIC PLASTICS        INRODUCTION Plastic molecules are made of long chains of repeating units called monomers. The atoms that make up a plastic’s monomers and the arrangement of the monomers within the molecule both determine many of the plastic’s properties.                                                                                                              Plastics  are one of the classification of polymers     .If a polymer is shaped into hard and tough utility articles 

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    Say No to Plastics

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    Plastics are synthetic substances produced by chemical reactions. Almost all plastics are made from petroleum‚ except a few experimental resins derived from corn and other organic substances. "Plastics" derived their name from their properties to be molded‚ cast‚ extruded or processed into a variety of forms‚ including solid objects‚ films and filaments. These properties arise from their molecular structure. Plastics are polymers‚ very long chain molecules that consist of subunits (monomers) linked

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