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How do plastic liners and layers of clay help protect the environment around a landfill?
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Layers of plastic and clay in a landfill keep the contaminants from leaking into the groundwater. --Seireen Hammad :)
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What are the plastic ring's around graduated cylinders?
they protect them from shattering if they fall over.
What are the most popular plastic manufactures?
There are literally thousands of plastic manufacturers around the globe. The most popular is that of vehicle manufacturers. Plastic is used abundantly when producing any vehicle.
What sort of quantity would be considered a bulk order for plastic bags?
A bulk order of plastic bags would be considered to be around 1000 units. You can purchase plastic bags in bulk wholesale at the Universal Plastic website.
What is the weight of a plastic cup?
around 7.5 to 8 grams
What is around us compounds or elements?
Our environment contains both compounds and elements.
How does a king cobra protect its self?
By blending in with the environment around him.
What can do to protect the plants in Antarctica?
put a plastic container around the plants
How many plastic bags end up in a landfill each year?
About 8 billion pounds of them... probably not counting the ones that just float around.
What are the plastic ring's around graduated cylinders?
they protect them from shattering if they fall over.
How does recalamation protect the environment around a mine?
Reclamation protects the environment around a mine because it can take away dangerous ores from the area. It can also create homes for animals living in that environment and improve land value.
Why do towns need Landfill?
Towns need landfills especially capped landfills because where else would the town dump all there trash and garbage. An even better idea would be a capped landfill because then all the acid liquid from citrus and other acidly things won't seep into the ground and possibly damage plants or streams around it. P.S a capped landfill is a landfill filled with a plastic lining with cement and then that repeated so nothing seeps into the ground
Can people around the world improve standard of living and still protect the environment?
no but they still standard enviroment
How do paper bags affect the environment?
the impact is that the plastic bags go to the landfill which makes the environment dirty and smelly and that if the plastic bags get burned it will pollute the air. If the plastic bags got burnt it makes air pollution.. It hurts the environment when its burned the harmeful chemincals go into the air and polute it. Plastic Bags effect the environment in a BIG way! They kill native wildlife like turtles for they think there jellyfish. The also clog up our drains and pollute our oceans and other water supplies.
How do plastics benefit and harm the environment?
Plastic is very harmful to the environment. About 400 cows die yearly as they eat plastic that is littered around. Plastic does not decay into the ground by the action of microorganisms but it stays in the environment, this is the main reason plastic is harmful. DON'T LITTER.
Why does burying plastic cause a problem in years to come?
Alright, really? It's called POLLUTION. Plastic doesn't decay very easily so sometimes...it spreads around. Animals find it and eat and it causes...Internal Bleeding. The animal soon dies and that is all because some STUPID PERSON buried a plastic bottle in a landfill.
How does your ears protect you?
Your ears protect you by letting you hear the environment around you. They enable you to listen for noises that might indicate threats, and to determine if someone is approaching you from outside your field of vision.
How you protect your ears?
Your ears protect you by letting you hear the environment around you. They enable you to listen for noises that might indicate threats, and to determine if someone is approaching you from outside your field of vision.
