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RE: Plastic recycling: one major step in saving the only planet man calls home.
Thanks @ekjosh for this well written and researched post.
Truly, dumping of plastic in our environment is one of the major causes of environmental degradation and causes health issues in the long run cus most of the plastic are really toxic and also diminishes land resources when dumped on land. Burning them also releases harmful air pollutants like carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and dioxins into the atmosphere.
However the panacea for tackling this problem is by recycling which you've clearly highlighted in your post. Doing this will help to solve the issue.
However, the question still remains, what will happen to the already recycled plastic, will they keep on recycling it or dump it as usual?
If it is going to be dumped, then this problem will remain with us for a long time.
See wise words!!
Most plastics, from the little I've read, are recycled just once. Not that they cannot be recycled again, but the risk of infection via microorganisms is increased.
Hopefully, there are safer ways of making sure that plastics are finally safely broken down, so as not to have harmful effects on our environment.
Thanks again, sir, for your wise insight!
Well asked like the teacher you are
If it is going to be dumped, then this problem will remain with us for a long time.
See wise words!!
Most plastics, from the little I've read, are recycled just once. Not that they cannot be recycled again, but the risk of infection via microorganisms is increased.
Hopefully, there are safer ways of making sure that plastics are finally safely broken down, so as not to have harmful effects on our environment.
Thanks again, sir, for your wise insight!
Well asked like the teacher you are