it takes 500 years for styrofoam to biodegrade

wet wipes are not biodegradable and can clog up drains

plastic bottles leach out microplastic and harmful chemicals, making it harmful to our health and the environment

Styrofoam takes 500 years to decompose

Receipts contain plastic that is used for printing

Burning of plastic produces greenhouse gases that can lead to climate change

learnt about different types of plastics (e.g. PET)

it can take about 72 hours for some types of plastics to decompose

it can take 500 years for styrofoam to decompose

Plastics can take 500 years to decompose

Plastics is found in chewing gum and sanitary pads

Plastic can be found in things u dont expect at all, like receipts and tea packets

Things with plastic linings cannot be recycled because they are made of mixed materials

Items with a mixture of plastics results in the inability to recycle

It takes many years (up to 500 or more) for plastics to decompose

We learnt about alternatives of plastics that we can use such as reusable bags, metal straws, reusable water bottle (instead of single plastic ones)

statistics about the negative impact of plastics

interesting activities were poster making, blooket

it could take as little as 48 hours for plastic to biodegrade

landfills are as big as 122 olympic-sized soccer fields

many things we use on a daily basis contain plastic and they are not recyclable (e.g. teabags, receipts)

it takes very long for objects containing plastic to decompose (e.g. sanitary napkins take 500

PET plastics leach out microplastics and harmful chemicals making it harmful for our body

using reusable alternatives instead of single-use items -> e.g. using metal straws instead of plastic straws

The fact that receipts are coated with a layer of plastic making them harmful to the environment was shocking to me.

Teabags contains plastic that can leach into our drink

teabag contains plastic

only 52% of waste is recycled in Singapore

Receipts contain plastic and is used to print the words on the receipt.

Paper bags are a better alternative than plastic bags as they decompose faster.

We will switch to a tote bag instead of using plastic bags

plastic is in teabags, receipts and even clothes. its effect is it takes a really long time to decompose in the environment (450-500 years)

plastic is originally formed in pelts, heated and melted and shaped into molds of different plastic products like plastic bottles. this heating process releases many harmful gases into the atmosphere, worsening climate change.

6.86 million tonnes of plastic waste is produced in Singapore annually. In landfills, the plastic waste realises harmful chemicals into the groundwater, running over into nearby streams and harming marine life