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Exclusive web offer for individuals. Add to Wish List. Toggle navigation Additional Book Information. Description Table of Contents. Summary Derived from the fourth edition of the well-known Plastics Technology Handbook , Plastics Fabrication and Recycling presents the molding and fabrication processes of plastics as well as several important features of plastics recycling. Humanity's dependence on plastic grows stronger with the passing of every year. It is lightweight, flexible, relatively inexpensive, and durable - and it is used in everything from grocery bags to 3D printed rocket nozzles.
Though the issue of plastic arises from the very fact it is too durable - it simply never goes away. Besides its widespread versatility, the waste plastic creates is wreaking havoc on the environment at an alarming rate. Right now, there are viable alternatives to entirely replace plastics while there are other recycling solutions to reduce the plastic which already exists. The science and technology is already prepared to eliminate plastic, although, it will require extensive consideration and meticulous planning to change the way plastic is used and disposed of.
In use, plastic does not pose a significant threat; rather, the issue arises from the byproducts created from the fabrication and disposal of plastic.
Plastics recycling: challenges and opportunities
Of the millions of tons of plastic produced each year, only a fraction of it ever finds its way to a recycling plant. The oceans and all the lifeforms within are perhaps suffering the worst. And, once it enters an environment, it never truly goes away. Plastic is reputed as being nearly indestructible - it can take hundreds, or even thousands of years to fully decompose.
After some time, plastic will decay into smaller fragments of itself.
Although, its profound stability largely prevents it from chemically breaking down. Worse yet, it is virtually impossible for lifeforms to break down as well. For the most part, it breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces of itself before becoming what is known as a microplastic - small pieces of plastics no larger than five millimeters in length.
These tiny particles easily pass through water filtration systems and end up in the ocean and Great Lakes, posing a potential threat to aquatic life. Unfortunately, Pilot whales are just one of the hundreds of marine animals who are consistently falling victim to plastic pollution. Plastics are showing up in the food we eat, and being such a recent plague, little is known about the adverse effects of the consumption of microplastics.
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Other alarming studies have also found high levels of plastics in bottled water. Evidently, plastic's outreach is so vast and has accumulated so much waste, that if all the plastic created in the last few decades was clingwrap, it would be enough to wrap the entire planet. It is evident, we have entered the 'Age of Plastic'. There is reason for grave concern, however, there is still hope for salvation - and it is through science and engineering that the world's plastic problem will be resolved, and perhaps reverted.
The easiest and most obvious way to eliminate plastic in the future is to stop buying products featuring any plastic at all - however, 'cold turkey-ing' plastic products is not necessarily convenient or practical and people are still heavily reluctant to the idea. Nevertheless, countries like France and Kenya are phasing out single-use plastics by banning the use of plastic ware, plates, and cups. Infractions with plastic products are being heavily fined and could lead to jail time.
Discussions are also being made to ban single-use plastic products across all of Europe as well. But it will take much more than eliminating and reducing the use of plastic to rid the world of its plastic woes.
Plastics Fabrication and Recycling
There are still 8. But there is hope for salvation; new technologies are being developed to cleanse the oceans of plastic, and new lifeforms and organisms are being discovered and engineered to decompose the plastic which already exists. Despite maintaining nearly indestructible properties, new technologies are being developed to repurpose and reuse plastics while other technologies are becoming able to decompose plastics entirely.
Companies are finding ways to transform plastic waste into new products once more, significantly increasing the usable lifespan of plastic while simultaneously reducing the need for new plastics and removing some that already exists within the world.
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It is not secret plastic is notoriously durable, but even though plastic may last decades or longer in the environment, typically, most plastic is used for minutes before being discarded. Specifically, plastic bottles are used and thrown out long before their usable life is up.
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The bottles are carelessly tossed away and are seldom recycled. For the most part, once plastic bottles are used, they join the overwhelming population of plastic pollution in the world.
The issue of plastic is of epic proportion, but the solution need not be complex. In a small town on a tiny island off Panama, residents are taking on the plastic problem themselves by transforming plastic bottles into eco-friendly and stylish buildings. The plastic bottle village is transforming one man's trash into another's condo. The man leading the project, Canadian born Rober Bezue, developed the project after becoming fed up with cleaning bottles, sometimes years old, off of the island's beaches.
Determined to find a resolution, Bezue developed a way to transform plastic bottles into a building. Our proprietary process means that a single ton of our product saves approximately 4. The highly automated polymer separation technology developed and patented by MBA Polymers encompasses over 20 complex separation procedures to facilitate the recovery, purification and monetization of plastics by type and grade at attractive commercial economics.
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To achieve this we first separate polymeric materials from highly complex waste products. We first feed plastics rich shredder residue into process for size reduction. Polyolefin purification cleans and sorts PP and PE polymers. After quality checks, certification and packaging, our customers receive our clean and sustainable product. Manufacturers the world over are utilizing our reliable materials for applications from appliances and consumer products to industrial parts. Major global manufacturers then use our plastics to create more sustainable products for their customers, while committing to a more responsible supply chain.
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