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  2. Brita (company) - Wikipedia

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    Brita produces water jugs (BPA-free, made of styrene methyl methacrylate copolymer), and tap attachments with integrated disposable filters. The filters can be recycled. [3] Their primary filtering mechanism consists of activated carbon and ion-exchange resin. The activated carbon is produced from coconut shells. [4]

  3. Post-consumer waste - Wikipedia

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    disposables such as Kleenex and finished batteries; human waste, waste of pets, waste water from various forms of cleaning; leftover materials from single use commodities plastic grocery bags; plastic water bottles; cardboard boxes "post-life waste" one's body or ashes; things people do not want and cannot sell; broken/unused cars; items that ...

  4. Bioplastic - Wikipedia

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    Bioplastics are used for disposable items, such as packaging, crockery, cutlery, pots, bowls, and straws. [18] Biopolymers are available as coatings for paper rather than the more common petrochemical coatings. [19] Bioplastics called drop-in bioplastics are chemically identical to their fossil-fuel counterparts but made from renewable resources.

  5. Waste management - Wikipedia

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    This practice may encourage disposal contractors to opt for the cheapest disposal option such as landfill rather than the environmentally best solution such as re-use and recycling. Financing solid waste management projects can be overwhelming for the city government, especially if the government see it as an important service they should ...

  6. Polyethylene terephthalate - Wikipedia

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    Resin identification code 1 Alternate 1 Alternate 2. While most thermoplastics can, in principle, be recycled, PET bottle recycling is more practical than many other plastic applications because of the high value of the resin and the almost exclusive use of PET for widely used water and carbonated soft drink bottling.

  7. High-density polyethylene - Wikipedia

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    HDPE is known for its high strength-to-density ratio. [4] The density of HDPE ranges from 930 to 970 kg/m 3. [5] Although the density of HDPE is only marginally higher than that of low-density polyethylene, HDPE has little branching, giving it stronger intermolecular forces and tensile strength (38 MPa versus 21 MPa) than LDPE. [6]

  8. Polyester resin - Wikipedia

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    This type of resin is known as a Nadic resin and is referred to as a poor man's Ortho, due to sharing many similar properties of an Ortho resin along with the extremely low cost of DCPD raw material. In another process, maleic anhydride is first opened with water or another alcohol to form maleic acid and is then reacted with DCPD where an ...

  9. Polylactic acid - Wikipedia

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    In the form of fibers, it is used for monofilament fishing line and netting. In the form of nonwoven fabrics, it is used for upholstery, disposable garments, awnings, feminine hygiene products, and diapers. PLA has applications in engineering plastics, where the stereocomplex is blended with a rubber-like polymer such as ABS. Such blends have ...