Grades 6, 7 and 8 - Geography - Middle School - Plastics — Flashcards | Middle School | FatSkills

Grades 6, 7 and 8 - Geography - Middle School - Plastics — Flashcards

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Using plastics is an unsustainable use of the Earth's resources. The majority of plastics are made using chemicals that have been extracted or made from crude oil. Crude oil is a non-renewable resource therefore, at some point in the future, science and technology will need to find alternative ways of making plastics, or the human race will need to do without them.

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Squatter settlements create plastic waste that often ends up in the environment rather than landfills. Why?
There are few waste collections so waste is often just left as piles in the street
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