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PET: The Plastic of Our Lives. Together With. PET: What Is It?. What does PET stand for? P olyethylene Terephthalate Plastic Encasing Technology Petroleum Ethanol Polyfluoride Ethyl Tyhydrate. PET: What Is It?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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PET: The Plastic of Our Lives
PET: The Plastic of Our Lives
Together With
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PET: What Is It?
What does PET stand for?
a.Polyethylene Terephthalate
b.Plastic Encasing Technology
c.Petroleum Ethanol
d.Polyfluoride Ethyl Tyhydrate
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When PET bottles are turned into clothes, what kind of fabric do they become?
a. Cotton
b. Nylon
c. Neoprene
d. Polyester
PET: What Is It?
What number, inside of the recycling symbol, tells you that a bottle is made out of PET?
a. 1
b. 3
c. 5
d. 74
PET: What Is It?
In 2009, what percentage of PET bottles and jars were recycled?
a. 78%
b. 97%
c. 14%
d. 28%
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PET Recycling
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It takes over 1 million years for a plastic bottle to decompose.
Americans throw away 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour.
You could run a 60-watt light bulb for 3 hours using the energy saved from recycling a plastic bottle.
Plastic thrown into the Pacific Ocean has formed a “garbage patch” twice the size of Texas.
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Remember the Facts…
Items created from the plastics you recycle:
14 = 1 85 = 1
96 = 1 25 = 1
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What Does It All Become?
2 x 4
XL
20 oz 20 oz
2 liter
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So How Does It All Work
To view a video about the PET plastic recycling process, click the link below
PET Recycling
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Activity: Diary of A Recycled Product
Source for Factual Material
• 1-"EPA Releases Municipal Solid Waste Report." Resource Recycling. Resource Recycling Inc., Jan. 2011. Web. 28 Sept. 2011. <http://www.resource-recycling.com/node/885>.
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