Topic #4-Decomposition+Breakdown Process

Question 1

What are the decomposition and breakdown process of plastics?

Answer 1

Plastic does not in fact decompose. They break down into microplastic as a time goes on.

Question 2

What are the environmental impacts of decomposed plastic?

Answer 2

After they break down, they release chemicals into the soil (gets worse when we don’t recycle) Made with a bunch of fossil fuels 1 ton of oil and 3 tons of CO2 is released.

Question 3

Where do unrecycled bottles end up?

Answer 3

They get put into landfills because only 10% get recycled.

Question 4

Explain what the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

Answer 4

The GPGP is a 7.7 million square mile of ocean current that pulls in plastics leading them to get circulated in the middle like a whirlpool