Polystyrene
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POLYSTYRENE
BY ANNA D.
WHAT IS POLYSTYRENE?
MOST WIDEST USED PLASTIC
POLYSTYRENE IS A FLEXIBLE PLASTIC
DIFFERENT FORMS- EG. FOAM, USED NORMALLY AS PACKING MEDIUM
SHEETED POLYSTYRENE IS USED FOR CUTLERY
IT IS ONE-USE AND DISPOSABLE WHICH MAKES IT WASTEFUL
CHEAP,HARD, BRITTLE
SEVERAL BILLION KG/YEAR
POLYSTYRENE IS A THERMOPLASTIC
TOXIC SUBSTANCES
STYRENE AND BENZENE
SUSPECED CARCINOGENS AND NEUROTOXINS
ABSORBED THROUGH BLOODSTREAM
FOAM FLOATING AROUND=LETHAL INGESTION
ANIMALS MISTAKE STYROFOAM FOR FOOD
POLYSTYRENE BEADS DESTRUCTIVE OF WILDLIFE
95% AIR, SO VERY MOBILE.
1998 NEW YORK BAN,1999 CHINA BAN
2007 INDIA AND TAIWAN BAN
DERIVED FROM NON-RENEWABLE FOSSIL FUEL
REFUSE, REDUCE,REUSE,RECYCLE
POLYETHYLENE TEREPTHALATE
RECYCLABLE- A-OK
HIGH DENSITY POLYTHYLENE
PVC
RECYCLABLE. REMEMBER TO,THOUGH.
