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Do plastic water bottles break down and release toxic chemicals if you re-use them too many times?
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No, plastic bottles, especially PET bottles (number 1) can be used over and over. Wash them regularly to prevent the growth of bacteria. That is the only danger.
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What does that mean that water in plastic bottles leeches?
It's not the water that leaches, but the chemicals in the plastic leach into the water. It means that the plastic will break down a little and release some of its components into your drinking water, especially if you use it more than once.
Why do you recycle plastic water bottles?
We recycle plastic water bottles because it doesn't break down from a solid
Does whiskey break down plastic water bottles?
yes whiskey breaks down the water bottle
How plastic bottles affect our environment?
They don't biodegrade so they will remain there for ever. They may break up into small pieces, but they are still small pieces of plastic.
Why milk is supplied in plastic bags instead of glass bottles?
Glass bottles break, and then you've got milk all over and broken glass to deal with.A plastic bag weighs less (cheaper to transport), is less likely to break, and even if it does then there's just the milk and a piece of harmless soft plastic.Now: the question of "why plastic bags instead of plastic bottles" is most likely because you live in America's Hat, Canada. I really don't know why they made this bizarre choice.
Why should we recycle plastic bottles?
Recycling plastic means that the plastic is reused to make more plastic things. This saves energy and stops the litter of plastic which is destroying killing birds and animals, especially marine animals.Landfills are full of discarded plastic bottles. Many cities are running out of suitable places to store their garbage. We have to stop this.Many plastic bottles float out to sea where they break down into smaller pieces. Birds, turtles and fish eat these pieces of plastic and die.Here's an excellent video "The Story of Three Plastic Bottles"
Which organelles releases chemicals that break down large food particle into smaller ones?
Lysosomes are the organelles that release chemicals to break large food particles into small ones.
Why does plastic jug decomposes slow?
It is synthetic (man-made) and is composed mail of chemicals that don't like to break down.
Why do bottles break when they are filled with ice?
Bottles break when they are filled with ice because when ice expands when it freezes.
Why are very few glass bottles reused?
Because glass bottles can be used for many things, for examole, wine bottles. Different brands of wine have different coloured bottles. Also, they break easily, and plastic bottles are a lot easier carry around.
Is SODIS just as effective with glass bottles as it is with clear plastic PET bottles?
Generally speaking, glass bottles will work for the SODIS process although they are much thicker walls and generally do not allow as much UV radiation through as thin walled clear plastic PET bottles which are the container of choice. The main disadvantages of glass bottles are the weight and the fact that they can break if dropped. They are also not as plentiful in the rural areas of developing countries where this process is being targeted at the household level. Another disadvantage is the lack of screw top lids found on plastic bottles. They are more difficult to cap and prevent leakage during the process.
Why are the bottoms of coke bottles riffled and the bottom of a coke can rounded?
Coke cans are wider and are more sturdy where as coke bottles are smaller at the bottom, and are glass, which break easier, so therefore, it needs more traction. Unless you meant the plastic bottles. :] Then I don't know, this was just an assumption. <3
