PLASTIC ? ? ?

"It's a job that's never started that takes the longest to finish.“

J.R.R. Tolkien

The chasing arrowsThe chasing arrows

THE NUMBER TELLS THE CHEMICAL MAKE UP OF THE PLASTIC.....1) Polyethylene terephalate (PET)2) High density polyethylene (HDPE)3) Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) 4) Low density polyethylene LDPE5) Polypropylene (PP)6) Polystyrene (PS) or Expandable polystyrene (EPS)7) Other, including nylon and acrylic

All plastics migrate toxins into whatever they contact at all time. It does not matter if it is water or oil based, hot or cold, solid or liquid

PETPET

Used in

Soft drinks, Mineral Water, Edible Oil , Jars

What Migrates

Acetaldehyde

Effects

Developmental Toxin

Human carcinogen

POLYSTYRENPOLYSTYRENEE

Used In :

Disposable foamy plastic cups, plastic plates

What migrates out :

Styrene

Effects :

Hormone disrupting toxin

LDPE&HDPELDPE&HDPE

Used in

Buckets, Bowls, Cup, plates, 5 litre cooking oil

What migrates out & Effects

Lead – neurotoxin – intelligence of children

Cadmium – nephrotoxin – kiidneys severe harm

POLYCARBONAPOLYCARBONATETE

Used in :

Baby feeding bottles, small and large bottles

What migates :

Biosphenol A – A Endocrine Disruptor

Effects :

Inhibits endocrine system producing inappropriate quantity of hormones, can effect physical

development, sex & brain development, behavior, temperature regulation and even retard growth

PVCPVC

Uses :

water bottles, cooking oil bottles, mouth wash bottles, teethers for babies, nipples and toys such

as dolls, etc

What Migrates :

Lead, Cadmium, Barium, Zinc, Mercury, Phthalates and also Vinyl Chloride monomers

Effects :

liver and kidney dysfunction, reproductive abnormalities, chronic bronchitis, ulcers, skin

diseases, vision failure, cancer and even genetic changes.

Alternatives???Alternatives???

RECYCING – No Answer

BIODEGRADEABLE PLASTIC – Not Viable

BURNING – Dangerous.

The incineration of one kilogram of PVC produces up to 50 micrograms of dioxin, enough to initiate cancer in 50,000 laboratory animals. They have

been known to lead to cancer, endocrine disruption, and reproductive disorders. Increasingly

incinerators are being linked to birth of defective babies.

Effects on wildlife -Effects on wildlife -catastrophiccatastrophic

Death by ingestion

Death by strangulation

No drop of rainwater ever believes that it is responsible for the floods

OUR ATTITUDE

2,66,000 less poly bags used in a single day

97,090,000 poly bags in a year

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."— Mahatma Gandhi

TIME FOR A NEW ETHIC

Save yourself and you save the environment

— Cree Indian ProphecyOnly when the last tree has been cut down,Only when the last river has been poisoned,

Only when the last fish has been caught,

“Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten”