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Does the use of biodegradable plastics solve all landfill problems assoicated with plastics?
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No. Though bio-degradable, this still takes time to occur so somewhere needs to be found to allow this to happen. Presently this is still landfill for the most part.
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How are biodegradable plastics made and what are the problems with them?
- Some plastics made from starch are biodegradable- Another bio-oxodegradable plastics contain a catalyst ( as iron oxide) which improve the degradation in contact with oxygen.Generally biodegradable plastics are as foils not containers.
What are the ways that would balance usefulness and problems of plastics?
because plastics are more important
What are some problems when using biodegradable products?
there not very good
Solution to get rid of biodegradable waste?
Two ways in which we can help ease the problems of disposing of non-biodegradable materials are by recycling them and selling them.
How do you reduce impact of non biodegradable materials on environment?
Best way would be to separate the biodegradable waste from non biodegradable waste. If u want it to be more systematic, get in touch wid local authorities & set up an effiecient waste disposal system.
Why do liquids and gases cause problems on landfill sites?
Because they can kill plants and can be toxic
Avoid plastic as far as possible. comment on this statement?
Ans: Plastics are non-biodegradable materials. They take several years to decompose. It is not environment friendly and causes environment pollution. Also burning process of plastics is quite slow. In the process of burning it releases lots of poisonous gas into the atmosphere causing air pollution. Some plastics can't be recycled and so, it is very difficult to finally dispose off such materials. Polythene bags, carelessly thrown in an eating garbage can cause death for the animals like - cows, dogs etc or sometimes even become a cause for clogging of the drains. The only solution to get rid of these problems is to reduce the use of plastics. There lies the justification for saying that 'Avoid plastics as far as possible'. Hi,Sangeetha,does this help u??
Avoid plastic as far as possible?
Plastics are non-biodegradable materials.They take several years to decompose.It is not environment friendly and causes environment pollution.Burning process of plastics is quite slow.In the process of burning it releases lots of poisonous gas into the atmosphere causing air pollution. Some plastics can't be recycled and so, it is very difficult to finally dispose off such materials. Polythene bags, carelessly thrown in an eating garbage can cause death for the animals like - cows, dogs etc or sometimes even become a cause for clogging of the drains.The only solution to get rid of these problems is to reduce the use of plastics. There lies the justification for saying that 'Avoid plastics as far as possible'.
What are the main problems when plastics are burned in landfill sites?
Plastic is not digestible. So creatures will wind up eating it, but they can't digest it. The elements from which it is made will not be usable by the ecology. This is a bigger problem in the oceans than it is in landfills. Plastic breaks down eventually, into small particles, but those particles remain indigestible. This is bad for the ecosystem.
Avoid platics as far as possible?
Plastics are non-biodegradable materials. They take several years to decompose. It is not environment friendly and causes environmental pollution. Also burning process of plastics is quite slow. In the process of burning it releases lots of poisonous gas into the atmosphere causing air pollution. Some plastics can't be recycled and so, it is very difficult to finally dispose off such materials. Polythene bags, carelessly thrown in an eating garbage can cause death for the animals like - cows, dogs etc or sometimes even become a cause for clogging of the drains.The only solution to get rid of these problems is to reduce the use of plastics. There lies the justification for saying that 'Avoid plastics as far as possible'.
Why does the disposal of most of your plastic waste cause problems?
because most of our plastic waste is non biodegradable
Can biodegradable pollutants cause environmental problems?
yes, they degrade and pollute... they're not gonna biodegrade in a vaccuum, so there's gonna be at least some exposure to the environment Nutrients are biodegradable can bring about imbalances in the living thing in water or soil for example leading to all kinds of problems.
