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- Plastic is made from oil, and oil will eventually run out.
- Recycling plastic is much more energy efficient than making it from scratch, so we save energy when we recycle.
- Saving energy slows down the rate of global warming, because most electricity is made by burning fossil fuels.
- If we don't recycle plastic it is thrown away, not always safely. Plastic waste is clogging our oceans and killing sea birds and animals.
- Plastics can be made from vegetable oil. This means they are usually biodegradable.
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∙ 8y agoBecause it takes so long for it to break down in the environment.
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What should you do with plastic bags?
reduce, reuse and recycle. reduce consumption and use recycle bags when necessary, reuse plastic bags as binliners, etc. and recycle by putting them in the recycle bins.
What is the 3 'R' that lessen your impact on the environment and help in creating a better and a sustainable world?
These are usually held to be: reduce (the use of available natural resources), reuse (the resources as much as you can until you cannot use them anymore) and recycle (the used resources to minimize new exploitation of natural resources). A fourth "R" is often proposed: Rethink. The implication is that we should examine everything we do asking why it is done that way. The rethinking process would identify opportunities for the use the other 3 R's to improve sustainability.
What is the use of polymer?
To make plastics
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??
What programs are used to reuse recycle or reduce the use of natural gas?
You can't reuse or recycle it, once it is burnt it is gone, turned into CO2 and H2O. As far as reducing its use, I doubt if any user would want to give it up, you can only try to be more efficient, perhaps put in a new central heating boiler if your old one is inefficient.
What are the three Rs to remember for protecting the environment?
Your pick of:RecycleReduceReplaceRenewReuseRecoverReclaim
What should you do with plastic bags?
reduce, reuse and recycle. reduce consumption and use recycle bags when necessary, reuse plastic bags as binliners, etc. and recycle by putting them in the recycle bins.
What are the three Rs?
I believe it to be Reading, w-Riting and a-Rithmetic. They could also be Reduce, Re-use and Recycle.
How can you remove global warming?
people need to recycle, and reduse carbon dioxide, reduce the amount of fossil fuels we use,
How can you reduce the use of plastic?
reduce, reuse and recycle. for more info on that, go to http: //kids.niehs.nih.gov/explore/reduce
How do you reduce carbon dioxide emissions?
Recycle things such as plastic so as to reduce the use of plastic.
What are the ''3 R's'' when you talk about the environment?
Reduce, Re-use, Recycle
What programs of reduce reuse recycle support coal?
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What are the 7 Rs of waste management?
Reduce, Re-use, Recycle Reduce means use fewer materials. Re-use means to fix things and use them again, rather than throwing them away. Recycle means to make the materials into new items once the original can't be used anymore.
What are the six R's in sustainability?
reduce ,re-use,recycle,refuse,repair,re-use
How can you reduce pollution?
Use less, recycle more, dispose of things properly.
How do you keep our planet clean?
use the 3 Rs. Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
