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.
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.
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.
The benefits of healthy eating and regular exercise for physical and mental health. The importance of recycling and reducing single-use plastic to protect the environment. The value of kindness and empathy in building positive relationships with others.
"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.
lunch is on me :)
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
thermoplastic
Although all forms of consumption have some environmental impact, paper bags are much less harmful than plastic bags are.
Plastic and metal lunch boxes were popular through the 1990s.
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.
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.
Well, honey, when you add positive 2 and negative 8, you get negative 6. It's like having $2 in your pocket but owing $8 to your friend - you're left with a debt of $6. Math doesn't care about your feelings, it's just here to tell it like it is.
Plastic boxes. Lunch Boxes. Doggy Bags.
Plastic: you could use it as a lunch sack or to carry things in Paper: recycle.
Using paper lunch bags helps the environment much much more than using a plastic bag.
if you don't wash it everyday, like everything else it will have bacteria growing on it...over night bacteria can grow from 1-80,000. IN 1 NIGHT! so wash the lunch box and the plastic won't rot!
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.