Another homework from my teacher... Please help! I'm at a loss!
2006-07-01 04:07:56 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
non-biodegradable (will sit in a landfill for generations, or forever, if not recycled)
2006-07-01 04:11:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are two types of plastic:biodegradable and non-biodegradable.
Plastics being a by-product of crude oil are non-biodegradable.
1. They cause visual pollution. Will you accept to ee non-biodegradable matter everywhere in your environment?
2. Non-biodegradable.
3. Danger to animals (choking for animals consuming them),
4. Expensive to produce.
5. When a plastic bottle containing a consumable liquid is placed near a heat source, it softens, and there iss a rik of the plastic material entering the drink.
2006-07-01 04:23:37 · answer #2 · answered by javed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most melt easily under heat.
Breaks easier under stress.
Negitive byproducts caused by the process to make it.
Hard to get rid of.
2006-07-01 04:13:14 · answer #3 · answered by John 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Toxic to produce and almost impossible to destroy. Mother earth doesn't seem to digest those chemical additives very well, they give her irritable bowel syndrome!
2006-07-01 04:30:23 · answer #4 · answered by want2flybye 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
plastic has gas or fossil fuel in it so it is using up the gas that we need for automobiles, it is non-biodegradable, bad for earth
2006-07-01 04:18:09 · answer #5 · answered by hey its me, Dani!! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it takes a really really long time for the earth to get rid of it
2006-07-01 04:10:51 · answer #6 · answered by fuilui213 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋