Transcript Packaging
Plastic Packaging All About Plastic What is Packaging? Packaging is used to protect our food from germs and dirt. Packaging is used to make products look attractive and easy to use. Packaging comes in various forms such as cardboard, plastic, aluminium and glass. What is Plastic? Plastic is Recycling Plastic Packaging Steps of Recycling Plastic bags are the most efficient bagging option for both convenience and the environment. Thanks to advances in resin, today's plastic bags have reduced their use of material by 30 percent in just five years, without decreasing strength. Once home, consumers can reuse their plastic bags for a variety of household needs. Plastic bags can be recycled at thousands of locations nationwide. When your plastic bags are sent to be processed, they're turned into tiny pellets. If they're going to be made into new plastic film products, such as can liners, it's important that they don't contain contaminants. More about Recycling Plastic bags that are relatively free from contaminants, are turned into pellets which are then "blown" into new film products in a process that looks a lot like this illustration. Recycled plastic bags are made into products such as industrial trash can liners, wood-polymer lumber, drain pipes, plastic envelopes and even new plastic bags. How do plastic bags compare to paper? One of these two stacks is 2,000 plastic bags, the other is 2,000 paper bags. When it comes to reducing solid waste, bigger definitely isn‘t better. The less material you use to make a package, the less waste you have to recycle or dispose of after you've used (and reused) it. Take a look at how the facts stack up for plastic bags. Other Uses for Plastic Recycle and use for shopping bags Use them to make a kite or another type of craft. They make a great suitcase when you are spending the night with a friend Use them to hold items that you are in the process of collecting. Put them on stadium seats when it is raining. Use as garbage bags in the car or house. © Copyright NSW Department of Education and Training 2003.