Plastic-bottle Life Cycle Assignment

Plastic-bottle Life Cycle Assignment

Assignment 2 – The Life Cycle of a Plastic Bottle

After watching the video, answer the following questions.  Make sure to put it in your own words, and check for proper spelling and grammar.

Video link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6xlNyWPpB8

Questions:

  1. Where do plastic bottles begin their life’s journey?
  2. What are monomers?
  3. Explain what happens to Bottle 1.
  4. What is a leachate?
  5. How many years does it take for Bottle 1 to decompose?
  6. Explain how Bottle 2 ends up in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
  7. How is plastic detrimental to marine animals and birds?
  8. Humans may eventually ingest the plastic from Bottle 2 – explain how this may happen.
  9. Bottle 2 may break apart to become smaller and smaller pieces called:
  10. Bottle 3 has a different journey. Describe the process that Bottle 3 goes through.
  11. What possible products may the last bottle be remade into? Provide at least 3 examples.

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