Plastic Waste

Plastic Waste

Answer the questions in full sentences in your books.

Answer the questions in full sentences in your books.

1. What are three problems of using plastics?

1. What are three problems of using plastics?

2. Why do plastics take up a lot of space in landfill

sites?

2. Why do plastics take up a lot of space in landfill

sites?

3. What does biodegradable mean?

3. What does biodegradable mean?

4. Why would it be a good thing if plastics are

biodegradable?

4. Why would it be a good thing if plastics are

biodegradable?

5. What can scientists add to the plastic to break it

down quickly?

5. What can scientists add to the plastic to break it

down quickly?

6. How does this help break down the plastic?

6. How does this help break down the plastic?

7. What does PLA stand for?

7. What does PLA stand for?

a. What two products can PLA be used for?

a. What two products can PLA be used for?

8. What are three disadvantages of using

biodegradable fuels?

8. What are three disadvantages of using

biodegradable fuels?

9. What two things can recycling save?

9. What two things can recycling save?

10. Why can recycling plastics be a difficult process?

Give two reasons.

10. Why can recycling plastics be a difficult process?

Give two reasons.