Padlet #1 - Plastic waste contributes to the pollution of Earth’s ecosystems. How does the proportion of plastic that ends up in recycling compare to the proportion that ends up in the garbage? Brainstorm the information that we might need to answer this question. by Jacqueline Decker https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj en-us 2024-01-08 16:44:16 UTC 2024-01-25 19:56:44 UTC hello@padlet.com How much plastic put in the recycling bin is actually capable of being recycled? https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862082241 2024-01-25 18:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862082241 How much plastic is produced in a period of time (year or week)? https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862082256 2024-01-25 18:51:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862082256 Is all plastic recyclable? https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862082446 2024-01-25 18:51:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862082446 Weights https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862082545 2024-01-25 18:51:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862082545 Info needed awills17 https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862082600 How many plastic bags end up in the garbage?

]]> 2024-01-25 18:51:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862082600 How much recycling is actually recycled? https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862082646 2024-01-25 18:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862082646 How many people recycle? https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862082681 2024-01-25 18:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862082681 how much plastic is in both. What amount of plastics in the garbage are recyclable. https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862082699 2024-01-25 18:51:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862082699 Worldwide? where specifically? https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862082813 2024-01-25 18:51:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862082813 Volume or weight of plastic being produced vs. what is put into waste lcottrell15 https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862082876 2024-01-25 18:51:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862082876 Do all countries maintain the ratio at the same rate for recycling and garbage? https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862082907 2024-01-25 18:51:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862082907 We need numbers to work with https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862082936 2024-01-25 18:51:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862082936 How much plastic ends up in the garbage? How much of it is recycleable? https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862082952 2024-01-25 18:51:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862082952 Number of garbage trucks on the street. Mass of recycled plastic. https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862082980 2024-01-25 18:51:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862082980 How do urban recycling practices compare with rural recycling practices? https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083000 2024-01-25 18:51:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083000 how do microplastics play into this question? https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083037 2024-01-25 18:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083037 Need to know https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083179 How much plastic is produced, how much is recycled. The difference is waste.

]]> 2024-01-25 18:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083179 How much plastic ends up in garbage? https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083180 2024-01-25 18:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083180 What is the time period this is being measured over? https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083215 2024-01-25 18:51:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083215 Does all of the plastic in the bin get recycled https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083262 2024-01-25 18:51:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083262 https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083296 Is all plastic the same?


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]]> 2024-01-25 18:51:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083347 Need to survey various places to get random data collections https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083372 2024-01-25 18:52:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083372 What kinds of plastic bags end up in the garbage vs in recycling? awills17 https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083394 2024-01-25 18:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083394 Which types pf plastics are able to be recycled? and what is the % compared to all plastics? https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083410 2024-01-25 18:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083410 an understanding of ratios https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083552 2024-01-25 18:52:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083552 https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083624 How do we determine the amount of plastic in the garbage?

]]> 2024-01-25 18:52:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083624 How much plastic that goes in the recycling actually gets recycled? https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083626 2024-01-25 18:52:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083626 https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083631 What is the source of the data? Is it reliable?

]]> 2024-01-25 18:52:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083631 https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083665 What are the recycling rules in your city?

What are the barriers to recycling?



]]> 2024-01-25 18:52:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083665 Does plastic get recycled weekly through town initiatives or do people have to bring it themselves to the recycling bins/plants https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083671 2024-01-25 18:52:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083671 Differences in recycling programs around the world https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083714 2024-01-25 18:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083714 type of plastics as many cannot be recycled https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083785 2024-01-25 18:52:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083785 How much plastic is produced in general in a year? https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083866 2024-01-25 18:52:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083866 Average product to packaging ratio (in general, if a city imports 1000kg of products, how much of that 1000kg is plastic packaging?) https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083908 2024-01-25 18:52:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083908 The amount of plastic in the recycling and in the garbage. https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083929 2024-01-25 18:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083929 Define "recycling" and "garbage" https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083944 2024-01-25 18:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083944 https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083960 Amount of plastic recycled

Amount of plastic thrown away

]]> 2024-01-25 18:52:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862083960 number of reuseable water bottles purchased vs. bottle of water https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862084006 2024-01-25 18:52:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862084006 How are people informed about plastic recycling and how to sort plastics? https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862084010 2024-01-25 18:52:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862084010 Plastic consumption per country or an average https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862084017 2024-01-25 18:52:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862084017 How much recycled plastic ends up in the garbage? 14hbl https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862084022 2024-01-25 18:52:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862084022 Is only garbage in landfills being measured? What about litter? https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862084122 2024-01-25 18:52:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862084122 lajohnson10 https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862084193 How much plastic could we avoid using by buying through other means (eg., bulk food,)?


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]]> 2024-01-25 18:52:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862084286 How much plastic is produced each year? nmccarthy1 https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862084382 2024-01-25 18:52:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862084382 https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862084518 Different communities recycled differently? Knowing how each community recylces? How does it get sorted in each community?


]]> 2024-01-25 18:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862084518 How are we defining plastics? Single-use? Hard vs. soft plastics? Plastic-coated paper products? etc. https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862085061 2024-01-25 18:53:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862085061 https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862085137 Does economics affect recycling programs?

]]> 2024-01-25 18:53:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862085137 What is a reasonable sample size to collect this information? How do we ensure the sample is representative of the general population? https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862085405 2024-01-25 18:53:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862085405 Could do a personal plastic budget. Weigh what comes into your household on a weekly basis. https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862085523 2024-01-25 18:53:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862085523 lajohnson10 https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862091416 Who measures the amount of plastic in landfills?


]]> 2024-01-25 18:58:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862091416 lajohnson10 https://padlet.com/jacquelinedecker1/917tj56gdgodhsjj/wish/2862092248 Is there data on how much plastic is in the recycling, as they are mixed.


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