Plastic Fantastic? by Sharon O'Malley https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws Question: Answer: Names en-us 2017-06-12 02:03:14 UTC 2025-10-13 06:55:42 UTC hello@padlet.com Q: How many plastic bottles are used to make a pair of shoes? https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176031966 A: Adidas is making a pair of shoes that are made of plastic, they contain 11 plastic bottles per pair, or around 140 (2sf) grams.

Benjy, Josh and Jaden]]> 2017-06-12 02:12:52 UTC https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176031966 Q. Whats the problem with plastic? https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176031985 A.  By burning Plastic Toxic gasses are released into the air and when inhaled by us can cause cancer and probably other illnesses. Plastic can harm animals in all environments and it's not biodegradable.

Emira, Klara & Venice]]> 2017-06-12 02:13:18 UTC https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176031985 Is there a way we could reuse plastic packaging https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032087 There are a lot of ways that plastic packaging can be reused such as plastic bottles can be reused by turning them into polyester. there are also lots of 'life hacks' and transformation videos online .
By Sophie, Seyara and Lara]]> 2017-06-12 02:14:53 UTC https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032087 Q. What percent of plastic packaging is recycled by average New Zealand? https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032139 A. On average 1% of plastic packaging is recycled by New Zealanders.

Giuliana, Esmae & Amy S.]]> 2017-06-12 02:15:15 UTC https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032139 Q. is there enough oil in the world to keep using all the stuff we are ? A. according to BP's review of world energy we are due to run out of oil in approximately in 2080 https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032159 2017-06-12 02:15:25 UTC https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032159 Q: is there a certain type of oil you have to use to make plastic? https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032184 A:Plastic POLYmers are made from building block MONOmers.  The naturally occurring feedstock monomers can be taken from plants, natural gas, oil or coal.
Yaqoob,Dantee,Fletcher]]> 2017-06-12 02:15:37 UTC https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032184 Q https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032225 2017-06-12 02:16:05 UTC https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032225 what will happen if the pipeline broke s_omalley https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032230 longterm and environmental damage
Dolce and Logan  ]]> 2017-06-12 02:16:07 UTC https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032230 Q. Why do they shred the plastic bottles so much when they make clothes from them! https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032278 The more they shred it the easier it is to make it into material for clothing (it also makes the clothing feel better/softer)!
Isla, Shavonne & Cindy]]> 2017-06-12 02:16:32 UTC https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032278 Q: how does oil effect the earth and how does oil spill? https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032367 oil can make global warming worse]]> 2017-06-12 02:17:40 UTC https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032367 Q: How would they make plastic in material? https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032471
Plastics are derived from organic products. The materials used in the production of plastics are natural products such as cellulose, coal, natural gas, salt and, of course, crude oil
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]]> 2017-06-12 02:19:28 UTC https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032471 Q:Would you have to invent a machine to make the plastic into shoes? https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032693 A:Yes you would because you would have to crush the plastic. also you have to make a template to squash the ol and make a shoes
Yaqoob,Dantee,Fletcher]]> 2017-06-12 02:23:28 UTC https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032693 How much should plastic shoes (by Adidas) be sold for? https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032733 It cost $1,567 for a pair of Future craft M.F.Gs. ]]> 2017-06-12 02:24:17 UTC https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032733 How much plastic is in the ocean and how can we help? room23_2017 https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032796 Around 93,000 to 236,000 Metric Tons of plastic is the estimate for PART of the ocean. Not all of it has been surveyed. ]]> 2017-06-12 02:25:08 UTC https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032796 what percent of plastic on earth is recycled s_omalley https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032854 7.7% is combusted and 6.5 is recycled
Logan and Dolce]]> 2017-06-12 02:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032854 what percent of plastic is in the oceans s_omalley https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032946 last year 8 million metric tons
Logan and Dolce]]> 2017-06-12 02:27:46 UTC https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032946 Could we use something as a plastic bags? https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032975 Yes, there are many options you can use lie cotton bags and paper bags!
Isla, Shavonne & Cindy]]> 2017-06-12 02:28:05 UTC https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032975 can we turn plastic back into oil https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032989 2017-06-12 02:28:18 UTC https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032989 Q: Is it better for the environment to biodegrade Tupperware containers over plastic bags https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032994 We thought plastic bags might take more time to biodegrade but it varys if you change the ingredients of plastic bags and Tupperware containers by Matthew Cally Mila Saskia]]> 2017-06-12 02:28:22 UTC https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176032994 Q: Can we change the chemical that makes plastic bags flexible to make it biodegradable https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176033089
By Jordan. 
No, when it is, believe it or not, covered with diazomethane, plastic becomes polyethylene, making it flexible, but not biodegradable. There is no alternative known to man.
]]> 2017-06-12 02:29:18 UTC https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176033089 Q: What is the main contributor to sea pollution? https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176033099 In our reasearch they did not give us a spasific but we did find out that top soil from construction sites and fields travels down stream and that effects many ocean animals. But most websites said that the main contributer was plastic.
By Tayla, Jaylee and Ella.]]> 2017-06-12 02:29:28 UTC https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176033099 How many animals die each year from plastic? https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176033395 Over 100,000 thousand animals die each year from plastic!
Isla, Shavonne & Cindy ]]> 2017-06-12 02:33:31 UTC https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176033395 How much oil is used to produce plastic bag https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176033405 430000 is used to make 100 millon plastic bags]]> 2017-06-12 02:33:40 UTC https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176033405 How many plastic bottles does it take to make a plastic shoe? s_omalley https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176033862 11 bottles
Ani, Ben, Wynter]]> 2017-06-12 02:41:17 UTC https://padlet.com/s_omalley/nsb4vp85mcws/wish/176033862