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Plastic Bags

Plastic Bags. Team 6. General Information. 1900s: First sandwich bag is invented Made from carbon extracted from petroleum and high-density polyethylene Uses vary from shopping to miscellaneous everyday tasks. Research and Development.

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Plastic Bags

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  1. Plastic Bags Team 6

  2. General Information • 1900s: First sandwich bag is invented • Made from carbon extracted from petroleum and high-density polyethylene • Uses vary from shopping to miscellaneous everyday tasks

  3. Research and Development • Dr. Leo Baekeland researched a way to create a moldable polymer that maintained its shape when cooled • 1957: First baggies are introduced • Used for preserving food in a nontoxic way • Inexpensive to produce

  4. Marketing • Consumers see them as a “space-age” project • “Endless” uses • Used worldwide • Never consider long term effects

  5. Manufacturing • High and low density polyethylene are mixed • Heated until the resins are able to be blow into bubbles • Bubbles are blown about three stories vertically • Allows for proper cooling time and material distribution • The bubble is sent through a series of rollers • The rolled film is primed for printing • Hot knives cut the film into bags • Handles are bottom are formed • All scrap is reused

  6. Manufacturing

  7. Consumer Use • Sold in bulk to stores • Given to consumers to transport personal bought goods • Consumers may reuse in everyday life

  8. Final Disposition (Good) • Reusable/Recyclable • Very inexpensive to recycle • Inexpensive to produce • Made from natural gas • Convenient and light • Minimal contributor to greenhouse gases

  9. Final Disposition (Bad) • Too often littered • Litter harms wildlife • Litter ruins natural scenery • Takes a VERY long time to degrade • When burned can produce toxic gases

  10. References • http://www.ehow.com/facts_5024264_history-plastic-bag.html • http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/what-are-plastic-bags-made-out-of/Content?oid=1110103 • http://cleanerearthproject.org/text%20page/Articles%20-%20plastic%20bag%20timeline.html • http://www.projectgreenbag.com/dr-leo-hendrik-baekeland-inventor-of-plastic/ • http://www.hilexpoly.com/blog-and-news/blog/how-are-plastic-bags-made

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