https://padlet.com/maconnolly1/zza95u5353peqob1 Made with a creative frenzy en-us 2020-04-21 13:47:50 UTC 2025-03-19 00:56:03 UTC hello@padlet.com maconnolly1 https://padlet.com/maconnolly1/zza95u5353peqob1/wish/526772308 2020-04-23 19:41:09 UTC https://padlet.com/maconnolly1/zza95u5353peqob1/wish/526772308 maconnolly1 https://padlet.com/maconnolly1/zza95u5353peqob1/wish/526774260 Contact lenses are made from hydrophilic plastics, a form of plastic that needs to absorb water in order to function properly.  ]]> 2020-04-23 19:42:08 UTC https://padlet.com/maconnolly1/zza95u5353peqob1/wish/526774260 maconnolly1 https://padlet.com/maconnolly1/zza95u5353peqob1/wish/526932906 The main method to produce contacts is through injection molding. The lens is heated on a molten slate and injected into the molds than hydrated. ]]> 2020-04-23 21:13:45 UTC https://padlet.com/maconnolly1/zza95u5353peqob1/wish/526932906 maconnolly1 https://padlet.com/maconnolly1/zza95u5353peqob1/wish/526952438 2020-04-23 21:26:35 UTC https://padlet.com/maconnolly1/zza95u5353peqob1/wish/526952438 maconnolly1 https://padlet.com/maconnolly1/zza95u5353peqob1/wish/526953414 Injection molding creates fast and mass production]]> 2020-04-23 21:27:19 UTC https://padlet.com/maconnolly1/zza95u5353peqob1/wish/526953414 maconnolly1 https://padlet.com/maconnolly1/zza95u5353peqob1/wish/526954988 There is a large market of contact lenses, which only target a certain consumer. Companies often sell their products online, and often come in bulk packages to last the consumers. ]]> 2020-04-23 21:28:30 UTC https://padlet.com/maconnolly1/zza95u5353peqob1/wish/526954988 maconnolly1 https://padlet.com/maconnolly1/zza95u5353peqob1/wish/526961275 It is an everyday item for consumers, and comes it different forms, (daily, bi-weekly & monthly)]]> 2020-04-23 21:33:04 UTC https://padlet.com/maconnolly1/zza95u5353peqob1/wish/526961275 maconnolly1 https://padlet.com/maconnolly1/zza95u5353peqob1/wish/526963419 Many consumers end up disposing their contacts by washing them down the sink, leading them into the water supply, in water treatment plants, and contribute to ocean pollution]]> 2020-04-23 21:34:43 UTC https://padlet.com/maconnolly1/zza95u5353peqob1/wish/526963419 maconnolly1 https://padlet.com/maconnolly1/zza95u5353peqob1/wish/526976090 2020-04-23 21:43:56 UTC https://padlet.com/maconnolly1/zza95u5353peqob1/wish/526976090 maconnolly1 https://padlet.com/maconnolly1/zza95u5353peqob1/wish/526977801 Even though the actual size of contact lenses are small, they contribute to plastic waste as they do not degrade]]> 2020-04-23 21:45:19 UTC https://padlet.com/maconnolly1/zza95u5353peqob1/wish/526977801