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Americans use 22 billion plastic bottles per year, only 17% of them are recycled.

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Is plastic containers nonreactive?

Plastic is not one substance, but a whole category of substances. The definition of plastic has changed over time, and not everyone would agree on the same one, though most people would recognize something as a plastic. One category is the polyalkanes, such as polythene and polypropylene and these are very unreactive. Another type is PET or polyester, which is much more reactive, though still not violently so.


What are the dangers of using plastic sleds?

One of the dangers of using a plastic sled, is that plastic sleds can break much more easier than wooden sleds. Plastic sleds can also go much faster than wooden sleds, which make it a little bit more dangerous.


Where can one get plastic drinking cups?

One can get plastic drinking cups from most supermarkets, party supply stores and even from home and office supply stores. Walmart has clear plastic cups. The Party People has clear, yellow, red and silver plastic cups. Redds Cups has red plastic drinking cups.


What is the comparison in cost between plastic bags and paper sacks?

Individual plastic bags cost about one-third as much as the average paper sack.


How many plastic bags does 1 person use a day?

A common estimate is that global consumption of plastic bags is over 500 billion plastic bags annually. Yes that's 500,000,000,000 plastic bags used per year. In other words, that's almost 1 million plastic bags used per minute.As if that's not enough, some environmental groups have estimated that up to 1 trillion plastic bags are used worldwide each year. Now, depending on your definition of the word "trillion", that would be 1,000,000,000,000 plastic bags!

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Depending on the company, a plastic roof tile can last from 15 to 50 years. One company, The Plastic Lumber Yard, offers a plastic slate tile that come with a 50 year lifetime warranty.


Is plastic containers nonreactive?

Plastic is not one substance, but a whole category of substances. The definition of plastic has changed over time, and not everyone would agree on the same one, though most people would recognize something as a plastic. One category is the polyalkanes, such as polythene and polypropylene and these are very unreactive. Another type is PET or polyester, which is much more reactive, though still not violently so.


What have authorities done to reduce plastic waste?

One thing that authorities have done to reduce plastic wast is that they put on a campaign against plastic bags. Now at the shops people have to buy plastic bags to encourage more people to bring their own.


Why Are There Fewer Days Per Year Now Than In The Distant Past?

The reason why there are not as much people in the-world is because a lot of people die and one year. And that is bringing are population down.


What is it called when the earth orbits the entire sun?

It is called a year because it takes that much time to complete one orbit of the sun.


What are the dangers of using plastic sleds?

One of the dangers of using a plastic sled, is that plastic sleds can break much more easier than wooden sleds. Plastic sleds can also go much faster than wooden sleds, which make it a little bit more dangerous.