Chemisty
Paper milk cartons are made up of paper, plastic (polyethene), and aluminum. A typical milk carton has about 74 percent paper, 22 percent plastic, and 4 percent aluminum. Some cartons do not use aluminum; these are made up of 80 percent paper and 20 percent plastic combobination. Polyethene is a synthetic plastic made by the breaking down of natural and petroleum products.
Paper milk cartons our very commonly used in our society. The average American drinks over 20 gallons of milk annually and throws away. It important to know and understand the way we interact with our enviroment and the negative impact thrash has. The paper in milk cartons take about 2-6 weeks to decompose in the landfill but the polyethene can stay around for up to five years. . Though it is not the worst piece of trash to throw away, it can be recycled, in fact only 28.9% of milk carton are recycled. This could be because many people dont know know they can be recycled or some cities don't have the recycling facilities to do so. It not that common for a materials made out of many different substances to be recyclable. Paper milk carton are recycled by melting down the substances in order to seperate them. The products are put in a hydra- pulper which seperates the paper, alimuium and other materialss. We need to bring awareness so this product so it end up in the recycling bin not the trash. We can not overlook the environmental impact it has. To make and ship out carton produces a lot of fossil fuels for both production and transportation and just by recycling them we can prevent further damage to the earth.
How do I go about recycling Milk Cartons?
Step 1: check your local program for recycling and trash guildlines to ensure it is okay to recycle these products
Step 2: Remove any lods or excess thing on the pruduct
Step 3: Rinse your prodect to ensure it is empty and reduse odders
Step 4: Drop in the recycling bin
Step 2: Remove any lods or excess thing on the pruduct
Step 3: Rinse your prodect to ensure it is empty and reduse odders
Step 4: Drop in the recycling bin
Sources
http://www.waste360.com/mag/waste_profiles_garbage_aseptic
http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/wmb/coastal/trash/documents/marine_debris.pdf
http://www.recyclecartons.com/why-juice-box-milk-carton-recycling-matter/
http://www.recyclecartons.com/
http://www.madehow.com/Volume-4/Milk-Carton.html
http://ecocycle.org/ecofacts
http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/wmb/coastal/trash/documents/marine_debris.pdf
http://www.recyclecartons.com/why-juice-box-milk-carton-recycling-matter/
http://www.recyclecartons.com/
http://www.madehow.com/Volume-4/Milk-Carton.html
http://ecocycle.org/ecofacts