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  2. Environmental impact of paper straw production - Wikipedia

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    Paper straws are in demand as a sustainable alternative to plastic straws, and they are made by a different manufacturing process. Plastic straws are typically made from polypropylene, but paper straws are made from layers of food-grade paper bonded together with water-based or hot melt adhesives, using gum powder and packing materials.

  3. Paper straws are more likely to contain harmful forever ...

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    The researchers noted the amount of PFAS detected in the straws was overall low and hypothesized that contaminated soil in the making of plant-based straws (bamboo and paper) could have led to the ...

  4. Why you should stop using straws immediately - AOL

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    Not only are straws bad for the environment, they're bad for your health as well. ...

  5. Health and environmental impact of the petroleum industry

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    Some examples of waste oil are used oils such as hydraulic oil, transmission oil, brake fluids, motor oil, crankcase oil, gear box oil and synthetic oil. [53] Many of the same problems associated with natural petroleum exist with waste oil. When waste oil from vehicles drips out engines over streets and roads, the oil travels into the water ...

  6. Drinking straw - Wikipedia

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    If plastic straws are improperly disposed of, they can be transported via water into soil ecosystems, and others, where they break down into smaller, more hazardous pieces than the original plastic straw. [65] Water can break down plastic waste into microplastic and nanoplastic particles. [29]

  7. Anaerobic digestion - Wikipedia

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    The organic waste like fallen leaves, kitchen waste, food waste etc. are fed into a crusher unit, where it is mixed with a small amount of water. The mixture is then fed into the bio-digester, where the archaea decomposes it to produce cooking gas. This gas is piped to kitchen stove.

  8. Yellow grease - Wikipedia

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    The rendering of waste cooking oil produces one usable element and several waste elements. Some collectors do their own rendering while others may sell their grease for a lower price to a company with the space and equipment to do so. Refined used cooking oil is what is left after separation of solids and moisture from yellow grease. Refined ...

  9. Waste management - Wikipedia

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    Health issues are associated with the entire process of waste management. Health issues can also arise indirectly or directly: directly through the handling of solid waste, and indirectly through the consumption of water, soil, and food. [2] Waste is produced by human activity, for example, the extraction and processing of raw materials. [3]