Project introduction
Hi im Wyatt davy and im here to talk about the lifecycle of plastic bottles. Plastic in general cant decompose and will just stay forever polluting this world. If we can recycle them maybe we can eliminate pollution around the world.The average American consumes 167 bottles of water each year. There are many steps involved in making a bottle of water and throughout the process many natural resources are used. Make a note of how many times the bottle is transported throughout the process and remember that transportation also uses gasoline and releases a lot of carbon dioxide into the air which contributes to air pollution.
Timeline
step one Raise and extract. First, the oil is extracted from the earth the oil is present between the rock formations inside the earth. A drilling company will send down a drill bit into the crevices until oil is detected. It is then pumped out of the ground and placed into tanks for transportation to processing plants.
Step two Process. the oil is cleaned at the refinery in many ways, oil refineries use much of the technology of, and can be thought of, as types of Chemical plants. The crude oil feedstock has typically been processed by an oil production plant. There is usually an oil depot (tank farm) at or near an oil refinery for the storage of incoming crude oil feedstock as well as bulk liquid products, from the refinery the plastic bottles go to the factory where the oil is transformed into plastic pellets then bottle pre-forms.ce these plastic polymers have been created, the next step in the process is to transform these simple polymers into complex consumer products. The four sub-processes that may be used to do this are injection molding, extrusion molding, blow molding, and rotational molding . Each process produces a different type of plastic product.Injection molding is a plastic manufacturing process wherein plastic polymers that have been compressed into plastic pellets are fed into an injection molding machine. These machines mold the pellets into the correct shape and add additives to give them the correct color and texture. the oil is transformed into plastic pellets then bottle pre-forms.
Step three Manufacture . The pre-forms are heated and shaped into bottles, the bottles are brought to the bottling plant where they are filled with water.The newest of bottle blowing technology, co-extruded multi-layered bottles bond various plastic resins together with tie layers to produce bottles with barrier and heat-stable qualities suitable for use with hot-filled, hermetically sealed food products. Currently EVOH (ethylene vinyl alcohol) is used as the central layer because of its barrier properties. Polypropylene or polyethylene is used as the inner and outer walls because of their heat tolerance and clarity.The bottles are ready for you so they are transported to the store.
Step four Use. You purchase the bottle of water and bring it to your house. They hold things.
Step five Dispose. Most of the plastic bottles are thrown in the trash and end up in landfills. Some are recycled and brought to a factory that turns them into other items like carpet, fleece and other plastic items. Eventually, those items are disposed of in the trash and also end up in the landfill.Once sorted, the plastics are chopped up into small pieces and chunks. These pieces are then cleaned to further remove debris like paper labels, residue from what was inside the plastic, dirt, dust, and other small contaminants.Once cleaned, the plastic pieces are melted down and compressed into tiny pellets called nurdles. Once in this state, the recycled plastic pellets are now ready to reuse and fashion into new and completely different products, as recycled plastic is hardly ever used to create the same or identical plastic item of its former self.
Step two Process. the oil is cleaned at the refinery in many ways, oil refineries use much of the technology of, and can be thought of, as types of Chemical plants. The crude oil feedstock has typically been processed by an oil production plant. There is usually an oil depot (tank farm) at or near an oil refinery for the storage of incoming crude oil feedstock as well as bulk liquid products, from the refinery the plastic bottles go to the factory where the oil is transformed into plastic pellets then bottle pre-forms.ce these plastic polymers have been created, the next step in the process is to transform these simple polymers into complex consumer products. The four sub-processes that may be used to do this are injection molding, extrusion molding, blow molding, and rotational molding . Each process produces a different type of plastic product.Injection molding is a plastic manufacturing process wherein plastic polymers that have been compressed into plastic pellets are fed into an injection molding machine. These machines mold the pellets into the correct shape and add additives to give them the correct color and texture. the oil is transformed into plastic pellets then bottle pre-forms.
Step three Manufacture . The pre-forms are heated and shaped into bottles, the bottles are brought to the bottling plant where they are filled with water.The newest of bottle blowing technology, co-extruded multi-layered bottles bond various plastic resins together with tie layers to produce bottles with barrier and heat-stable qualities suitable for use with hot-filled, hermetically sealed food products. Currently EVOH (ethylene vinyl alcohol) is used as the central layer because of its barrier properties. Polypropylene or polyethylene is used as the inner and outer walls because of their heat tolerance and clarity.The bottles are ready for you so they are transported to the store.
Step four Use. You purchase the bottle of water and bring it to your house. They hold things.
Step five Dispose. Most of the plastic bottles are thrown in the trash and end up in landfills. Some are recycled and brought to a factory that turns them into other items like carpet, fleece and other plastic items. Eventually, those items are disposed of in the trash and also end up in the landfill.Once sorted, the plastics are chopped up into small pieces and chunks. These pieces are then cleaned to further remove debris like paper labels, residue from what was inside the plastic, dirt, dust, and other small contaminants.Once cleaned, the plastic pieces are melted down and compressed into tiny pellets called nurdles. Once in this state, the recycled plastic pellets are now ready to reuse and fashion into new and completely different products, as recycled plastic is hardly ever used to create the same or identical plastic item of its former self.
Cool ways to recycle
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Conclusion questions
a. What is meant by product lifecycle ? The period of time over which an item is developed, brought to market and eventually removed from the market.
b. Why is it important for companies who make products to research and determine a product’s potential lifecycle? To see if there product is safe, profitable, and safe to the environment.
c. What would you change about your product? Why? I would find a material the can make plastic bio degradable, and there is already people producing it.Bioplastics are plastics derived from renewable biomass sources, such as vegetable fats and oils, corn starch, pea starch or micro biota. Common plastics, such as fossil-fuel plastics, are derived from petroleum; these plastics rely more on fossil fuels and produce more greenhouse gas. Some, but not all, bioplastics are designed to biodegrade. Biodegradable bioplastics can break down in either anaerobic or aerobic environments, depending on how they are manufactured. There is a variety of materials that bioplastics can be composed of, including: starches, cellulose, or other biopolymers. Some common applications of bio plastics are packaging materials, dining utensils, food packaging, and insulation. I would want this so that there will be less pollution.
d. Do you think your product will evolve or become obsolete over time? Why? Yes because there are people researching right now to create a safe non polluting way to create plastic.
e. What is a trade-off?exchange involving compromise: a situation in which somebody is prepared to compromise by giving up all or part of one thing in exchange for another.
f. Do you think that trade-offs were made during the design phase of your product? They added griped sides to add comfort to the peoples hand but there will be less water.
g. Why is it important to recycle? It is important because most plastics are not biodegradable and they will remain forever polluting places.
h. How do product designers play a role in recycling? In this they don't because the material isn't biodegradable.
i. What role does society play in the recycling effort? By creating recycling plants and separate bins to put the plastics in.
j. What can you do to help? By reclining all my plastics.
b. Why is it important for companies who make products to research and determine a product’s potential lifecycle? To see if there product is safe, profitable, and safe to the environment.
c. What would you change about your product? Why? I would find a material the can make plastic bio degradable, and there is already people producing it.Bioplastics are plastics derived from renewable biomass sources, such as vegetable fats and oils, corn starch, pea starch or micro biota. Common plastics, such as fossil-fuel plastics, are derived from petroleum; these plastics rely more on fossil fuels and produce more greenhouse gas. Some, but not all, bioplastics are designed to biodegrade. Biodegradable bioplastics can break down in either anaerobic or aerobic environments, depending on how they are manufactured. There is a variety of materials that bioplastics can be composed of, including: starches, cellulose, or other biopolymers. Some common applications of bio plastics are packaging materials, dining utensils, food packaging, and insulation. I would want this so that there will be less pollution.
d. Do you think your product will evolve or become obsolete over time? Why? Yes because there are people researching right now to create a safe non polluting way to create plastic.
e. What is a trade-off?exchange involving compromise: a situation in which somebody is prepared to compromise by giving up all or part of one thing in exchange for another.
f. Do you think that trade-offs were made during the design phase of your product? They added griped sides to add comfort to the peoples hand but there will be less water.
g. Why is it important to recycle? It is important because most plastics are not biodegradable and they will remain forever polluting places.
h. How do product designers play a role in recycling? In this they don't because the material isn't biodegradable.
i. What role does society play in the recycling effort? By creating recycling plants and separate bins to put the plastics in.
j. What can you do to help? By reclining all my plastics.