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Plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic objects and particles (e.g. plastic bottles, bags and microbeads) in the Earth's environment that adversely affects humans, wildlife and their habitat.
The pathway by which plastics enters the world's oceans. Marine plastic pollution is a type of marine pollution by plastics, ranging in size from large original material such as bottles and bags, down to microplastics formed from the fragmentation of plastic material.
The word plastic derives from the Ancient Greek πλαστικός (plastikos), meaning 'capable of being shaped or molded'; in turn, it is from πλαστός (plastos) meaning 'molded'. [10]
UN Member States are currently negotiating a legally-binding, international agreement on plastics that will address the entire life cycle of plastics, from design to production and disposal.
Japan's trash containers are divided into combustibles, cans/bottles/pet bottles and newspapers and magazines. Recycling trash can in Natal, Brazil. A waste container, also known as a dustbin, [1] rubbish bin, trash can, garbage can, wastepaper basket, and wastebasket, among other names, is a type of container intended to store waste that is usually made out of metal or plastic.
Bioplastic A bioplastic is a polymer structure based on processed biological materials rather than petrochemicals.Bioplastics are commonly made from renewable sources like starch, vegetable oil, and less commonly, chicken feathers.
Polyester fibres are widely used in the textile industry. The invention of the polyester fibre is attributed to J. R. Whinfield. [9] It was first commercialized in the 1940s by ICI, under the brand 'Terylene'. [10]
Arienne Mandi is an American actress known for playing the lead character Dani Núñez in The L Word: Generation Q. [1] She has played minor roles in Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series), NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Agent X (TV series), and NCIS: Los Angeles.