Recycling Plastics (VCE SSCE Chemistry): Flashcards
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Annual plastic use in Australia
Annual plastic use in Australia
Over 1.5 million tonnes
Duration plastics persist in environment
Duration plastics persist in environment
Hundreds of years
Microplastics size threshold
Microplastics size threshold
Plastic fragments smaller than mm
Mechanical recycling definition
Mechanical recycling definition
Remoulding polymer without changing chemical structure
Polymers suitable for mechanical recycling
Polymers suitable for mechanical recycling
Thermoplastic polymers only
How plastic harms marine animals
How plastic harms marine animals
Entanglement and mistaking plastic for food
Product from recycled PET bottles
Product from recycled PET bottles
Artificial clothing fibres
Soft plastics in regular recycling bins
Soft plastics in regular recycling bins
Cannot be placed in regular bins
Polyrok use in construction
Polyrok use in construction
Additive to concrete replacing mineral aggregates
Three properties making plastics useful
Three properties making plastics useful
Durability, chemical resistance, light weight