plastic waste

Reusing Plastic

  1. Reusing hard plastic 

Watch how the company Are You Mad transform hard plastic waste into new products. 

Questions for students

  1. How many types of plastic are there? 
  1. What two pieces of machinery are needed to turn old plastic items into new plastic items? 
  1. Name the 5 steps to reusing plastic  

 

2. Reusing soft plastic 

Watch how the company Looply transform soft plastic waste into new products 

 

Questions for students

  1. Where does Looply collect soft plastics from? 
  1. What properties do the soft plastics need to be good to reuse? 
  1. What temperature and for how long do you need to heat the plastic?