{"id":116,"date":"2019-03-12T23:10:32","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T23:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.forsea.org\/plastics\/"},"modified":"2023-04-02T03:19:48","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T03:19:48","slug":"plastics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.forsea.org\/plastics\/","title":{"rendered":"Plastics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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\nPlastics<\/span><\/b>

\nContribute
\nabout 7%

\nof our garbage<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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Plastics
\npresent some of the biggest dilemmas for householders. Plastics
\ntake 200 to 400 years or longer to decompose, are made from
\nnon-renewable petroleum and, in the case of some
\nplastic foams, are believed to play a role in the destruction
\nof the Earth’s ozone layer. Researchers form the Woods Hole
\nOceanographic Institute counted as many as 46,000 pieces of
\nplastic per square mile at sea. <\/span><\/p>\n

It’s hard
\nto find a beach or shore anywhere that’s free of plastic debris.
\nTens of thousands of waterbirds, 100,000 or more marine mammals,
\nand similar numbers of fish die each year by ingesting or becoming
\nentangled in plastic debris. <\/span><\/p>\n

Some cities
\nand towns have plastic recycling programs. The plastics industry,
\nthrough its “Council for Solid Waste Solutions” is working to
\nestablish a national system to recycle plastics, but the variety
\nof plastic compounds poses a challenge. Only about 1% of the
\n25 million tons of plastic produced in 1990 was actually recycled.
\nGiven the difficulties, the best strategy for the householder
\nis to avoid purchasing goods packaged or stored in plastic.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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At present,
\nPET plastic containers (transparent like soda bottles) bearing
\nthe recycle symbol surrounding the number 1 and the letters
\nPETE beneath the symbol, and HDPE plastic containers (opaque
\nlike milk jugs) bearing the recycle symbol surrounding the number
\n2 and the letters HDPE beneath the symbol, are recyclable in
\nsome areas. Call 1-800-RECYCLE to find out what type of plastics
\ncan be recycled in your area.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Degradable”
\nplastics are made to break into small particles in sunlight
\nor in the soil. While these products may lesson the danger of
\nanimal entanglement, they raise new concerns. Testing needs
\nto occur to determine how safe the end products are and how
\nlong these products take to degrade. Many environmental scientists
\nfear that the small particles may pose a greater hazard than
\nthe larger more unsightly plastic discards. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n



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