The document discusses the harms of plastic pollution. It notes that 1 million plastic cups are trashed every 6 hours on flights, 60,000 plastic bags are discarded every 5 seconds, and 2 million plastic bottles are dumped every 5 minutes. It then explains what plastic is, its different types, and how long it takes each type to decompose (hundreds to thousands of years). The effects of plastic pollution on the environment, animals, and humans are described. Finally, it promotes reducing, reusing, and recycling plastic to help address the problem and proposes respecting the environment as another solution.

1. Try to guess what
the following images are…..

2. What is this?

4. 1 million of plastic cups trashed every six
hours in commercial flights.

5. What is this?

7. 60,000 plastic bags,
discarded every 5 seconds.

8. What is this?

10. 2 million plastic bottles,
dumped every 5 minutes.

11. What else?????

13. Wait.... There’s more…..

15. PLASTIC??
!!

16. What is plastic?
Plastic is any
synthetic or semi-
synthetic organic
polymer.

17. Types of Plastic Products:

PLASTIC BAGS

PLASTIC COATINGS

PLASTIC FURNITURE

PLASTIC SHEETS

PLASTIC FITTINGS

PLASTIC TANKS

PLASTIC TOYS

PLASTIC BUCKETS

PLASTIC SANITARYWARE

PLASTIC STATIONERY

18. Worldwide
plastic
consumption
is flagrant….

19. How long does plastic take
to decompose????
F.Y.I. Plastics
do not
decompose!!!!
NEVER!

20. It only breaks down into
molecules.
Molecules that are
harmful to the
environment.

21. Plastics are
believed not to
decompose but only
photo degrade.

22. Decomposition vs. Photo
Degradation
Decomposition is “the
chemical breakdown of
organic matter into its
constituents by the action of
bacteria,” while photo
degradation is, “the process
by which chemical bonds are
broken down by photons in
the sun’s light spectrum.”

23. How long does plastic
photo degrade????

24. A very long long long
time…….
In a way that it is being
estimated up to
hundreds…..thousands
of… years.. depends
upon its composition..

25. Types of Plastic:
Plastic #1: Polyethylene
terephtalate, also known as
PETE or PET. Usually clear
in color, the vast majority of
disposable soda and water
bottles are made of this
plastic. Range from 5 to 10
years.

26. Types of Plastic:
 Plastic #2: High-density
polyethylene, or HDPE.
Most milk jugs, detergent
bottles, juice bottles, butter
tubs, and toiletries bottles
are made of HDPE. It takes
100 years depending on the
thickness of the plastic used.

27. Types of Plastic:

Plastic #3: Polyvinyl
chloride, or PVC. It is used
to make food wrap, bottles
for cooking oil, and the
highly common plumbing
pipes.

28. Types of Plastic:
 Plastic #4: Low-density
polyethylene (LDPE) is used
to make grocery bags, some
food wraps, squeezable
bottles, and bread bags. 500
years with a conservative
average time of 1000 years.

29. Types of Plastic:
 Plastic #5: This is
polypropylene. Common items
produced with it include yogurt
cups, medicine bottles,
ketchup, syrup bottles, straws
and similar wide-necked
containers, as well as water
bottles with a cloudy finish.

30. Types of Plastic:
 Plastic #6: Polystyrene, or
Styrofoam, from which
disposable containers and
packaging are made. Also
found in disposable plates and
cups. This type of plastic will
break down in under 50 years.

31. Types of Plastic:

Plastic #7: Other Types
- This includes anything not
in codes one through six.
Most plastics in this section
do not breakdown and are
considered permanently,
chemically bonded.

32. EFFECTS OF PLASTIC TO
ENVIRONMENT

Litter the landscape

33. EFFECTS OF PLASTIC TO
ENVIRONMENT
Pollutes beaches &

oceans.

34. EFFECTS OF PLASTIC TO
ENVIRONMENT
Kill animals.


35. EFFECTS OF PLASTIC TO
ENVIRONMENT
Plastics are non-

biodegradable.

36. These are just some
of the effects....

37. What about to
human.????

38. How does plastics effect
human??

39. Chemicals used in the
production are highly toxic
& pose serious treat to
living beings of all
species.. It can cause
cancer, skin & respiratory
problems……

40. And it may causes...caused…
will cause…..
FLOODS!!!

41. Why it happen????

42. Because what we actually do is…
Throw plastics everywhere…

43. And they will end up…
Either on the GROUND.. or in WATER..

44. Why do we do that???

45. The thing is…
“L O G I C”
ST UP
TY
ID I

46. What can we do??

49. Reduce.. Reuse.. Recycle..

50. REDUCE
The first and most

effective component of
the waste hierarchy is
reducing the waste
created.

52. REUSE
To use an item again

after it has been used.

53. Use reusable cloth bags!

54. If we use a cloth bag, we can
save:
6 bags a week

55. If we use a cloth bag, we can
save:
24 bags a month

56. If we use a cloth bag, we can
save:
288 bags a year

57. If we use a cloth bag, we can
save:
22,176 bags in
a lifetime

58. Cloth bags will prevent
plastic spreading..

59. But still there are lot of
garbage out there..

60. Then RECYCLE those
can be recycled.. 

61. RECYCLE
When waste is eventually

discarded, segregating
items for recycling from
other waste is important.
Recyclables include
glass, newspaper,
aluminum, cardboard and
a surprising array of other
materials.

62. Plastic can be recycled into..

63. The use of MRF

65. Collected Materials for Recycling

69. Mixer
Mixer

71. Bricketing machine
Bricketing machine

75. Screen Frame
Screen Frame

76. Nursery Plants
Nursery Plants

79. Wait..
There’s another “R”…

80. RESPECT!
“Respect to our
environment..&
Self-discipline.”


81. “When we heal the
earth, we heal
ourselves.”
~David Orr

82. Let’s watch.. ^_^

83. Prepared By:
Santos, Mercy Amor T.
BEED/Gen.Ed. III-A

84. References:

http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/aSGuest30592-267
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http://chemistry.about.com/od/polymers/f/What-Is-Plastic.htm
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http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green-living/articles/10
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http://www.greenguidenetwork.com/article-detail/May-17-2010

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/environmental-pollution-the-har
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http://www.letsdoitworld.org/news/plastic-bag-story-powerpoin
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http://www.slideshare.net/Nishyu/plastic-pollution-ppt