Primary Microplastics in the Oceans

the plastic tap” project and the “Plastic debris in the ocean” publication,this report provides a global estimate and mapping of the sources and quantities of primary microplastics – plastics that enter the oceans in the form of small particles released from household and industrial products. Although mismanaged plastic waste is still the

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MARINE DEBRIS: UNDERSTANDING, PREVENTING AND …

debris can be a health and safety hazard and can also affect commercially significant resources. The vast majority of marine debris is made up of various forms of plastic that are highly persistent and often contain toxic chemicals or acquire them from the surrounding seawater. The fragmentation of plastics produces large numbers of microplastic

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Construction and Demolition Debris Weight to Volume …

Plastic bottles (soda bottles) 1 cubic yard 30 – 40 .015 – .02 Corrugated Cardboard1 Uncompacted 1 cubic yard 50 – 150 .025 – .075 Compacted 1 cubic yard 300 – 500 .15 – .25 Concrete4 1 cubic yard 4,050 2 Rubble1 1 cubic yard 1,400 .7 Drywall1 1 cubic yard 500 .25 Scrap Metal1 (loose light iron sheet metal)

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How much do Americans throw away - University of Utah

Plastic takes up to 1,000 years to degrade in a landfill. Recycling plastic takes 88% less energy than making plastic from raw materials. Enough plastic is thrown away each year to circle the Earth four times. Americans throw away 35 billion plastic bottles every year. Only about 25% of the plastic produced in the U.S. is recycled.

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Plastic Debris in the Ocean

Plastic debris has now become the most serious problem af-fecting the marine environment, not only for coastal areas of developing countries that lack appropriate waste management infrastructures, but also for the world’s oceans as a whole because slowly degrading large plastic items generate mi-

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Plastic Bag Pollution - Los Angeles County, California

Plastic bags are now amongst the top 12 items of debris most often found along coastlines ranging from Spitzbergen in the north to the Falklands in the south. Animals and sea creatures are hurt and killed every day by discarded plastic bags - a dead turtle with a plastic

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Plastic waste release caused by COVID-19 and its fate in ...

The plastic debris could also facilitate species invasion and transport of contaminants including the COVID-19 virus (21–23). Despite the potential impacts, the total amount of pandemic-associated plastic waste and its environmental and health impacts are largely unknown. Here, we estimate the amount of excess plas-

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Plastic Pollution Curriculum and Activity Guide

!2 World!of!Waste!! Background: ! Studentsbeginthelessonbyexaminingitemstodetermin ewhatthey aremadeof —glass,paper,plastic,ormetal.Next,studentscollect

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Standard Specifications for Roads and Structures

FOREWORD This publication has been prepared to provide a compilation of standard requirements used by the North Carolina Department of Transportation for construction contracts.