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Direct linkKatherine R. McCance; Ana Maria Topliceanu; Darlene Echeverria; Shana L. McAlexander; Margaret R. Blanchard; Richard A. Venditti – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
As e-commerce increases, the demand for packaging materials and the potential for generating waste and negative environmental impacts also rise. Packing peanuts are a type of plastic packaging material that are used to protect goods during the shipping process. Petroleum-based plastics are common packaging materials due to their low cost, light…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Plastics, Recycling, Conservation (Environment)
Guedens, Wanda J.; Reynders, Monique – Journal of Chemical Education, 2017
Prior to the recycling process, raising awareness of plastic waste impact, e.g., polluting oceans worldwide, is undoubtedly a first attempt to tackle this pandemic environmental issue. With this in mind, the presented practical session is an effort to entice an interdisciplinary audience of science undergraduates toward a sustainable future. The…
Descriptors: Plastics, Interdisciplinary Approach, Chemistry, Laboratory Experiments
Peer reviewedSeymour, Raymond B.; Stahl, G. Allan – Journal of Chemical Education, 1976
Describes a laboratory procedure for separating a mixture of plastics representative of scrap plastic using various solvents and solubility techniques. (MLH)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
