Plastics

Currently, we are looking at the rise of plastics since the end of WWII, the benefits, challenges, and possible next steps for the use of plastics in society.

We have learned a great deal from a variety of sources.

Video and Audio Sources



What really happens to the plastic you throw away?

https://www.ted.com/talks/emma_bryce_what_really_happens_to_the_plastic_you_throw_away#t-6965


Plastic Free Aisle in Supermarket (The plastic wrap is better article is an industry rebuttal to this supermarket's program)

https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1110664473210048512/video/1


NPR - China Doesn't Want Our Plastic (includes transcript)

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/03/13/702501726/where-will-your-plastic-trash-go-now-that-china-doesnt-want-it


Recycle video - alternatives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCs8iZFKzdE


China Says No to Our Trash

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAwCK--pmZ0


Recycling and Air Pollution

https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1119451372456255490/video/1


West Tisbury Bans Plastic Bottles

https://vimeo.com/330141360


Tree Man - One Man Built a Forest

https://twitter.com/aHEM_again/status/940330929788149760/video/1


Plastics Emit Methane

https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1121839609816731648/video/1


Giant Whale Sculpture Made of Plastic

https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1122139082933428225/video/1







Articles

There's a new article out about the amount of plastics on islands and in surrounding waters. Check it out. Feel free to use nay of the facts in your letter.

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/scientists-find-414-million-pieces-plastic-debris-remote-islands-s-ncna1007931


Alternatives to plastics in supermarkets

https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2019/03/25/thailand-supermarket-uses-banana-leaves-instead-of-plastic-packaging/#16c0201a7102

Grades - Should Kids Be Rewarded? We read this to analyze the ingredients of argument writing

https://goo.gl/forms/QuJDmaFmxejEh3oh2


Microplastics Are Raining Down From the Sky

National Geographic Apr1l 15, 2019

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZKRI_bhYTkIDkk9xi_V1INVGnAUgap6RTbJ2jbUl6WA/edit?usp=sharing


Plastic Bags on the deepest ocean floors (the web address link says 2018, but the article is from 2019)

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/05/plastic-bag-mariana-trench-pollution-science-spd/


Ben and Jerry's Says No to Plastic

https://www.ecowatch.com/ben-and-jerrys-no-plastic-2627340489.html


Plastic Wrap Is Better

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Sv4TeHF5Jh3s0dTpk0sMYTsqlACe9S2poTGiNpBmTq0/edit?usp=sharing


Plastic Bags Ban

https://www.bagtheban.com/in-your-state/


Franklin Trash Fees

https://franklin.wickedlocal.com/news/20190326/franklin-trash-recycling-fees-increasing


As Costs Soar, More U.S. Cites Stop Recycling article and guided notes


Article Microplastics Are Everywhere w/highlighting


Recycling Won't Solve the Problem article


Turtle Troubles article

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11jUrW2KEPGaka4J_v-nYnLQKp6XBzZHrp4UQXS576nw/edit?usp=sharing


Fast Facts About Plastic Charts

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/05/plastics-facts-infographics-ocean-pollution/


Dirty Story of Perfect Fruits and Veggies In Your Supermarket

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ugly-fruit-vegetable-food-waste_n_5cb5cc91e4b098b9a2da7160?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067


Supermarkets Are Changing

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/04/plastic-free-supermarket-grocery-shopping/


Marine Life Absorb Nanoplastics

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181203080339.htm

https://phys.org/news/2018-06-nanoplastics-accumulate-marine-pose-aquatic.html


"Paper, Plastic, or Reusable" - The story of bags

https://stanfordmag.org/contents/paper-plastic-or-reusable


Plastics Are Good


Benefits of Plastics in Medicine

https://phys.org/news/2019-01-single-use-plastics.html


Plastic Beads Help Cure Cancer

https://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-03/plastic-beads-fight-cancer-cutting-blood-flow

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/41089813_Doxorubicin-Loaded_QuadraSphere_Microspheres_Plasma_Pharmacokinetics_and_Intratumoral_Drug_Concentration_in_an_Animal_Model_of_Liver_Cancer


3D Printed Skull Saves Young Woman’s Life

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V68qJmdf9cn35gssOpfufhECpprGuFNKlBhENQWnBfU/edit?usp=sharing









Graphics





Green Friendly Alternatives for restaurants and shipping companies

Green friendly restaurant supplies


http://www.greenhome.com/business/green-food-service-supplies.html


https://www.ecoproducts.com/index.php


http://greenstaurant.com/


https://www.foodbizsupply.com/



Green friendly Packaging


https://greenbusinessbureau.com/blog/8-eco-friendly-packaging-alternatives-for-your-businesss-shipping-needs/


https://www.ecoenclose.com/