Research question
"To what extent can modern technologies efficiently
improve the process of sorting plastics?"
Background
Plastic pollution is when plastic has gathered in an area and has begun to negatively impact the natural environment and create problems for plants, wildlife, and even the human population. Often this includes killing plant life and posing dangers to local animals. Plastic is an incredibly useful material, but it is also made from toxic compounds known to cause illness, and because it is meant for durability, it is not biodegradable.
Serious effects of plastic pollution
- It Upsets the food chain
- Groundwater Pollution
- Land Pollution
- Air Pollution
- It kills animals
- It is expensive
Why Plastics needs to be sorted and
recycled
In 2010, the EU’s total plastic waste production reached 2,5 billion tons of which only 36% was recycled. The rest was landfilled or burned even though some 600 million tons could have been recycled or reused. This is as a result of inefficient plastic sorting processes.
In 2010, the EU’s total plastic waste production reached 2,5 billion tons of which only 36% was recycled. The rest was landfilled or burned even though some 600 million tons could have been recycled or reused. This is as a result of inefficient plastic sorting processes.
Method:
Manual plastics sorting the technique of plastic material involves identification by shape, colour, appearance, a trademark of the plastic that distinguishes it for visual identification by the operators. Manual sorting techniques were useful in such a situation where plastic components are large enough to justify the time and effort involved since it is very labour intensive, has a bad working environment and is economically unviable.
Manual plastics sorting the technique of plastic material involves identification by shape, colour, appearance, a trademark of the plastic that distinguishes it for visual identification by the operators. Manual sorting techniques were useful in such a situation where plastic components are large enough to justify the time and effort involved since it is very labour intensive, has a bad working environment and is economically unviable.
Control:
The flat sorter belt conveyor and inclined belt conveyor are used to making the work easier.
Organization:
Labour who has lower educational level work for sorting plastics. It doesn't need much effort for the firm to train the labour to use the sorter belt convey. Sorting manually is difficult to have a high percentage of accuracy to have the same type of plastic.
Information:
Product specifications are important for sorting the same type of plastic.
https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/causes-effects-solutions-of-plastic-pollution.php
https://www.kidv.nl/6226/wur-handbook-for-sorting-of-plastic-packaging-waste-concentrates.pdf?
ch=EN
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/e6e5/110c06f67171409bab3b38f742db6dc110fc.pdf
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