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Does a plastic reuse able lunch tray or a styrofoam lunch tray better for the environment?
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∙ 12y ago
plastic re-usable trays are better for the environment because the amount of toxins we are putting into the air by making all of that styrofoam is horrible
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
A reusable plastic lunch tray would be better for the environment compared to a styrofoam lunch tray. Styrofoam is not recyclable in most places and takes hundreds of years to decompose. In contrast, a reusable plastic tray can be used multiple times, reducing waste and resource consumption.
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What is plastic used for in housing?
Buttons, plastic kid cups, bowls, plastic ware, computer, ink, pens, car (mostly), headphones, ipod, plastic lunch bags, lunch box, backpack, books, game board's, wii, DS, CD's, shoes, hairbands, toys, ruler,jewellery box,pencil sharpener,phones,wires and dispoasable camera.
What are the positive or negative impact of using plastic bags in your lunch?
it actually depends on the type of plastic, e.g. c2h3cl or PVC. positive is that it would replace throwing them away in the sea, however the negative will be disposing it as a waste product.
Is plastic biodegrade?
"Plastic" is broad term that can be used to describe anything from bread dough to Teflon. Certain types of plastic are readily biodegradable, but can take a long period of time to decompose. Decomposable plastic used in plastic lunch bags and similar usually have a starch molecule worked into their matrix and are said to decompose in a composter in a few weeks, Impervious plastics like Teflon are impervious to microbial and chemical attacks and will last essentially forever.
When is official lunch time in UK?
There is no 'official' lunch time.
What are the nutrients present in lunch?
That would depend on what your lunch was made of.
What kind of insulation do lunch boxes use?
Lunch boxes could use any type of insulation, most lunch boxes use a flexible based Styrofoam with a plastic coating to prevent the disintegrating of the Styrofoam.
How are paper lunch bags effective?
Using paper lunch bags helps the environment much much more than using a plastic bag.
How much do styrofoam lunch trays cost?
Around $0.05
Are plastic lunch boxes healthy?
Many plastic lunch boxes are made of PVC (plastic #3), which can contain contaminants such as lead, or leach chemicals like phthalates. If plastic is your best option, look for lunch boxes that are phthalate and BPA-free so they are not healthy
How much does a styrofoam lunch tray cost on average?
You can buy a box of 500 trays for about US$25, meaning they cost around 5 cents each. (The cost to the environment, of course, is much higher, as they lie in landfill for hundreds of years.)
What kind of plastic is a lunch box?
thermoplastic
Are brown lunch bags harmful to the environment?
Although all forms of consumption have some environmental impact, paper bags are much less harmful than plastic bags are.
What are some items found in landfills?
plastic bags plastic bottles plastic containers (such as empty milk jugs and empty laundry detergent bottles, yogurt containers, other empty food containers, styrofoam, plastic cups, plates, forks, knives, spoons disposable diapers plastic packaging from toys, tools, etc. newpaper glass tin and other metals aluminum cans, aluminum foil, plastic wrap, wrapping paper, grocery bags, ribbon, brown lunch bags
What are some materials a lunch box was made of in the past?
Plastic and metal lunch boxes were popular through the 1990s.
How much does a plastic lunch tray cost on average?
Purchased in bulk, plastic lunch trays such as the ones used in schools cost about $4.25 each. Purchased individually, they can run from $8.00 to $16.00.
What is another word for tupperware?
Plastic boxes. Lunch Boxes. Doggy Bags.
How can you reuse grocery plastic and paper grocery bags?
Plastic: you could use it as a lunch sack or to carry things in Paper: recycle.
