Concerns about the safety of reusing single-use plastics are mounting, as new studies highlight potential risks associated with these common household items. From water bottles to takeout containers, many people regularly reuse these plastics without much thought. But what are the hidden dangers? Ex...
One way I practice reusing is by bringing a reusable water bottle with me wherever I go. Instead of buying single-use plastic bottles, I simply refill my reusable bottle with tap water. Not only does this save me money in the long run, but it also helps reduce the amount of plastic ...
3 . In a study of259 plastic water bottles at the State University of New York at Fredonia, scientists found that 93 percent of the surveyed bottles had some form of microplastic contamination(污染). Additionally, single-use plastic bottles are mostly made of polyethylene terephthalate, or PET,...
As long as it still holds water when zipped, I never throw a zipper bag away. I wash them out, dry them on my laundry rack, and reuse them again and again. I freeze a lot of fruit and vegetables each summer and find that I can get years of reuse out of a single bag. As for...
1.5 liter plastic bottles bonded by mortar makes a substitute building material.Use of air filled bottles as a building unit showed a slightly higher strength than bottles filled with dry or saturated sand.Gross strength of the bottle building blocks is found to be 670 kN/m2 in comparison to ...
Over the past 50 years, global plastic production has surged exponentially. Around 40% of this plastic is used for packaging, most of which is single-use, ... Sustainability 被引量: 0发表: 2024年 Migration of Sulfur and Nitrogen in the Pyrolysis Products of Waste and Contaminated Plastics Th...
I was melting down the single-use crayons from my restaurant job and donating them to a community resource center in a low-income area. I was cleaning and sending mascara wands to a wildlife refuge so they could be reused as brushes on tiny animals, taking egg cartons to the food bank ...
Forget digging through the vanity drawer trying to locate a single bobby pin instead store them in a bottle and you’ll always be able to find one. After assembling an item such as a desk chair store the screws and allen wrench inside. After taking something apart such as a bookcase store...
1 million E. coli cells, known to cause diarrhoeal infection, survived 48 hours before becoming undetectable – enough time to cause illness 23% of bacteria on plastic bags can be transferred in a single touch on to hands Professor Hilton adds: "We are not saying people shouldn't adopt reus...
Repeated re-use of plastic bottles—which get dinged up through normal wear and tear while being washed—increases the chance that chemicals will leak out of the tiny cracks and crevices that develop in the containers over time. According to the Environment California Research & Policy Center, w...