scholarly journals What do Yellow Trash Containers Hide?

No Limits ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 12-13
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Kłoskowicz ◽  
Michał Daszykowski
Keyword(s):  
Early Age ◽  
Environmental Disaster ◽  
Identification Code ◽  
Waste Plastic ◽  
Plastic Bags ◽  
Sorting Process ◽  
Aluminum Cans

We do not know whether recycling will save us from environmental disaster. We believe, however, that segregating trash makes sense. From an early age, our children learn to link the colors of containers with various types of waste. Plastic bags, plastic bottles, metal caps, aluminum cans and milk cartons end up in yellow containers and bags every day. These few examples already show the diversity of these materials. According to the Resin Identification Code (RIC) system introduced in 1988, there are as many as seven codes to designate plastics alone. The waste we separate must therefore undergo another sorting process so that we can speak of proper recycling. How to do it? It turns out that an adequately designed camera is sufficient.

Green and size-controllable synthesis of photoluminescent carbon nanoparticles from waste plastic bags

RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (88) ◽  
pp. 47169-47176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaoping Hu ◽  
Jing Yang ◽  
Jiangwei Tian ◽  
Li Jia ◽  
Jun-Sheng Yu
Keyword(s):  
Hydrothermal Treatment ◽  
Carbon Nanoparticles ◽  
Controllable Synthesis ◽  
Waste Plastic ◽  
Low Concentration ◽  
Plastic Bags

Hydrothermal treatment of various waste plastic bags in low-concentration H2O2 solutions for green and size-controllable synthesis of photoluminescent carbon nanoparticles.

scholarly journals PENERAPAN KANTONG PLASTIK BERBAYAR SEBAGAI UPAYA MEREDUKSI PENGGUNAAN KANTONG PLASTIK

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-40
Author(s):  
Arieyanti Dwi Astuti
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Government Regulation ◽  
Plastic Waste ◽  
Hazardous Material ◽  
Public Funds ◽  
Waste Plastic ◽  
Plastic Bags ◽  
Directorate General ◽  
Plastic Bag ◽  
Pilot Implementation

ENGLISHThe use of plastic bag tends to increase and it causes the increase of plastic waste. Plastic waste is a hazardous material because it is difficult to be decomposed biologically. Waste management in Indonesia is regulated by Law Number 18/2008 and Government Regulation Number 81/ 2012. Besides the use of biodegradable plastics, reducing the number of plastic bag can be done by implementing a no free plastic bag policy. The policy was issued by the Directorate General Waste Management, Waste and Hazardous and Toxic under the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK). The content of this policy is to urge people to bring their own bag when shopping, otherwise they have to buy plastic bags. The policy has been implemented in several countries and succeeded in reducing the number of plastic bags significantly. In Indonesia, the pilot implementation of the policy was conducted from February 21, 2016 to June 5, 2016 in 22 cities. Funds raised from the sale of plastic bag are public funds that will be used for waste management activities. By implementating this policy is expected to reduce the use of plastic bag in Indonesia, as in other countries that already have implemented it. INDONESIAPenggunaan kantong plastik yang cenderung mengalami peningkatan, akan meningkatkan jumlah sampah plastik. Sampah plastik merupakan sampah berbahaya karena sifatnya yang sulit terurai secara biologis. Pengelolaan sampah di Indonesia sudah diatur dalam UU No 18 Tahun 2008 dan PP No 81 Tahun 2012. Selain dengan penggunaan plastik biodegradable, penurunan jumlah penggunaan kantong plastik dapat dilakukan dengan menerapkan kebijakan kantong plastik berbayar. Kebijakan ini dikeluarkan oleh Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan (KLHK) melalui surat edaran Direktorat Jenderal Pengelolaan Sampah, Limbah dan Bahan Berbahaya dan Beracun. Isi dari kebijakan ini menghimbau masyarakat untuk membawa alternatif kantong plastik saat berbelanja atau jika masyarakat tidak membawa kantong plastik belanjaan, pelaku ritel akan mengenakan harga pada kantong plastik yang diminta masyarakat saat belanja. Kebijakan ini sudah banyak diterapkan di beberapa negara dan berhasil menurunkan jumlah penggunaan kantong plastik secara signifikan. Di Indonesia, uji coba penerapan kebijakan ini dilakukan mulai 21 Februari 2016 hingga 5 Juni 2016 di 22 kota. Dana yang terkumpul dari hasil penjualan kantong plastik merupakan dana publik yang nantinya digunakan untuk kegiatan pengelolaan sampah. Dengan penerapan kebijakan ini diharapkan dapat mengurangi penggunaan kantong plastik di Indonesia, seperti pada negara-negara lain yang sudah menerapkan kebijakan ini sebelumnya.

scholarly journals THE INFLUENCE OF AMERICAN ZERO WASTE YOUTUBE VIDEOS ON GLOBAL AND MASSIVE INDONESIAN ZERO WASTE LIFESTYLE AND MOVEMENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 128
Author(s):  
Maria Ardianti Kurnia Sari
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Waste Plastic ◽  
Zero Waste ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Plastic Bags ◽  
Plastic Bag ◽  
Single Use ◽  
Youtube Videos ◽  
Global Activity

Plastic has become a massive problem globally since there is a large portion of the ocean contaminated with plastic waste. Plastic becomes a material that cannot be broken down by soil and takes years to be broken. Therefore, many people try to influence each other to adoptthe zero waste lifestyle as a concern to the Earth. Zero waste has become a global activity that always encourages the society to reduce single-use plastics. Using single-use plastics can be found in everyday life, such as when going shopping to the market, sometimes the sellers will give plastic bag to the buyers. Most of the time, the plastic bag is only used once tobe throwninto the trash can. This research uses qualitative method. The researcher analyzes through zero waste lifestyle videos and books as the primary sources of this analysis. The results of this research are first, the step to get started to become a “zero-waste lifestyler”, second, how to be the “zero waste lifestyler”, and third, how zero waste can give the global lifestyle movement in Bali, Indonesia as their primary program, Bye Bye Plastic Bags, as in June 2019, Bali becomes the first province in Indonesia to ban in using single-use plastics.Keywords: bye bye plastic bags, single-use plastic; zero waste lifestyle

Effect of different waste plastic fractions on the thermal kinetics and microstructural behaviour of bitumen used for bituminous mix

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Sandip Karmakar ◽  
Tapas Kumar Roy
Keyword(s):  
Microstructural Analysis ◽  
Mix Design ◽  
Modified Bitumen ◽  
Rural Roads ◽  
Waste Plastic ◽  
Thermal Kinetics ◽  
Plastic Bags ◽  
Uniform Dispersion ◽  
Road Projects ◽  
Polymer Modified Bitumen

The price of raw polymers used for making most of the waste plastics has confined the implementation of polymer modified bitumen (PMB) only to the major road projects. In view of the same, an attempt to make a PMB by such wastes was considered as a “state-of-art” in this investigation. Therefore, the different proportions of waste plastic fractions were blended with the pristine bitumen and the resulting blend characterized by thermal kinetics analysis, microstructural analysis, and Marshall mix design, respectively. The major findings have predicted the highest thermal stability of the blend was achieved by mixing plastic bags, plastic milk pouches, and plastic cups together in proportion of 2:0.25:1 to virgin bitumen with no thermal decomposition. Further, uniform dispersion of “bee-like structure” in that blend has reflected its homogeneity. Besides, such modified bitumen has elevated the Marshall quotient of the bituminous mix by 16%, which can preferentially be used in the rural roads safely, confirmed by Marshall mix design.

Utilization of shredded waste plastic bags to improve impact and abrasion resistance of concrete

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 337-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhishek Jain ◽  
Salman Siddique ◽  
Trilok Gupta ◽  
Ravi K. Sharma ◽  
Sandeep Chaudhary
Keyword(s):  
Abrasion Resistance ◽  
Waste Plastic ◽  
Plastic Bags

scholarly journals CO2 emission from combustion of lignite, waste plastics and biomass mixture pellets

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-246
Author(s):  
Neslihan Duranay
Keyword(s):  
Flue Gas ◽  
Co2 Emission ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Volatile Matter ◽  
Waste Biomass ◽  
Waste Plastics ◽  
Waste Plastic ◽  
Plastic Bags ◽  
Gain Energy ◽  
Plastic Ratio

Combustion is a familiar technique for disposal of urban wastes such as plastics when their recycling is impractical. It offers energy recycling and waste diminution. In this paper, combustion behaviours of blend pellets composed of binary and triple mixtures of plastic wastes, biomass and lignite in a laboratoryscale fixed-bed combustion system were examined. The materials chosen as waste plastic, biomass and lignite were, respectively, market plastic bags, furniture plant waste powder and Bing?l Karl?ova lignite. The effect of varied blend pellet composition on the combustion behaviour and CO2 emission in flue gas during combustion was examined. It was observed that the rate and efficiency of combustion increased with increasing plastic ratio in the blend pellets. It was found that the amount of carbon increased with the ratio of waste plastics added to blends, which also increased the CO2 ratio in the flue gas during the volatile matter combustion period. It was concluded that burning waste plastic bags with low-quality lignite or waste biomass could be a viable option to get rid of them and to gain energy.

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