Biodegradable plastics

The problem with nonbiodegradable plastics

landfill sites.
they can be used for making new
Plastic is a material we use in our
Editors choice:
products. The advantages of
daily lives for many things but the
recycling
plastics
is
that
it
reduces
disposal of plastics is the problem.
I think that by disposing
the waste of crude oils and also
Unfortunately everyday polymers
plastics incorrectly, we
reduces the amount of waste
such as poly (ethene) and poly
are putting our world in
dumped into landfill sites. Another
(propene) are not biodegradable,
risk. This is because if we
advantage is that it reduces
this means that when we throw
just dump plastics into
them in the garbage, they end up in pollution. But there are also
our bins, we are wasting
disadvantages of recycling
the landfill sites and are left there
not only energy but also
plastics such as it is expensive
for many years because they
crude oils. As you may
because there is high amounts of
cannot degrade the same way
know, crude oil is a nonorganic materials do as plastics are energy and temperature needed
renewable source which
to break down the plastics and
synthetic. Over time this more
we have a limited supply
plastics are dumped into the landfill also because the different types
of. And at the moment
of polymers must be separated.
sites which causes bigger landfill
there is a high demand
Another solution is reusing
sites. One solution is using new
for it, which means that
plastics so that they can be used
plastics which are being made
in a few decades we may
for longer. Buy plastic water
which are biodegradable and can
run out of it. However we
bottles which can be washed and
decompose by the action of living
should try to waste less
re-used so that less plastic is
organisms. These plastics are
crude oil which can be
being wasted. Used items can
mostly made from either raw
done by disposing plastic
also be used for art and crafts or
materials or
correctly. There are many
petrochemicals containing biodegra using them around the house.
solutions for this problem
Another solution is incineration.
dable additives which enhance
which you can choose to
This process is done by
biodegradation. The advantage
go with. Personally I think
combustion. Incinerators are used
with these plastics is that they can
that incinerators are the
to convert plastic waste into ash,
decompose and also use
best solution because the
flue gases and heat. There are
sustainable materials unlike
energy produce polymers
advantages of incineration such
polymers which are made out of
is not wasted and can be
crude oils which is non-sustainable. as it doesnt require much land
used for electricity
and weather will not affect the
Howeverhttp://www.conserve-energy-future.com/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-recycling.php
there are also
meaning less electricity
process. It also can be used for
disadvantages of biodegradable
bills! Although
creating electricity however there
plastics. One is that these plastics
incinerators also emit
are also disadvantages such as it
are not very strong like polymers
gases, the gases are
and decompose quickly so they are is expensive, a high amount of
cleaned before they can
energy is needed and it ruins
suitable to replace many polymer
go into the atmosphere.
uses. Another disadvantage is that landscapes. In conclusion we
However the main

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/aqa/substancesfromcrudeoil/polymers
andethanolrev3.shtml
http://www.recycling-guide.org.uk/rrr.html
http://www.gdrc.org/uem/waste/disposal.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodegradable_plastic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incineration