The media and Green Activist would like us to believe that everything about plastics is harmful to us and the environment. Are they really giving us the facts or just presenting a valid argument...we wonder. This presentation is about the facts of plastics and how good or bad they are to the environment...thereby enabling us to make an informed decision at

1. How Green is plastic The FACTS uncovered. Prepared by: Lisa Mosansky

2. Plastics & Packaging

4. Benefits of Plastics.

5. Here’s a question for you?

6. The TRUTH is... Over 80% are WRONG!

7. Of all the industries in the USA, plastic manufacturing uses only 3% of ALL fossil f uel. Source: Energy Information Administration, Manufacturing Energy Consumption Statistics (MECS) Data 2005 – 2007 plus Kevin Swift, Chief Analyst ACC 3% includes energy as feedstock and energy to create all plastics

9. Energy Usage

10. When Recycled?

11. Examples of recycled plastics Plastic Bags CAN be Recycled into Lumber, Decking, Docks, Trellises, Garden Lattices and Bags

12. Like GOLD the energy value of plastic is the same & can be reused over & over.

13. Landfills Found in 1990's This corn was found 20 years later