This is the Technology blog for bilingual students at IES Parque Lineal (Albacete).

14 oct 2011

PLASTICS




Answer the following questions on the video.

  • 1. What is so amazing about PET?
  • 2. What are some of the advantages of plastics vs. metal and glass?
  • 3. The making of a PET bottle starts with resin beads. What happens to them?
  • 4. Bottles can have a second life once they are recycled. How does the process start?
  • 5. What happens with the compact bundles?
  • 6.Why is PET one of the most valuable recyclable materials?
  • 7. Can you name some products made of PET?




Complete the sentences.

  1. Post industrial plastics can come in ………………………………………………….
  2. ……………………………………………………………………………………………can be reused and recycled.
  3. Defective manufactured parts such as ………………………………………… can be recycled.
  4. Extra or ……………………………………………………….. can also be recycled.
  5. Plastics are …………………….by one of the machines into ……………………………
  6. Melting plastics help ……………………………………………………………..before being reduced in size.
  7. Once reduced the plastic it is sent through another machine to ……………………….
  8. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  9. Plastics can be ……………………………………………….to be used by other manufacturers.






Complete the sentences.

1. When the plastic first arrives at the reclaimer it needs to………………………………
2. Each type of plastic is designated with a number ranging ……………………………
3. Once the plastic has been sorted at the reclaimer each type is put into the grinder and…………………………………………………………..
4. The resulting plastic polymer mixture can be reformed into new products such as………………………………………..

28 comentarios:

  1. It's very interesting!

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  2. PACO LÓPEZ DE LA ROSA18 de octubre de 2011, 15:40

    7-.Can you name some plastic objects made of pet?
    Soft drink,water and beer bottles for example.

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  3. 4-Extra or defective plastic parts can also be recycled

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  4. David Rubio Garrido18 de octubre de 2011, 17:31

    What are some of the advantages of plastic vs metal and glass?

    -Reduced amount of rae material needed.Leaves a smaller carbon footprint.Less energy to transport.
    Less packaging for prtotection

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  5. Esther Pacheco López18 de octubre de 2011, 18:17

    The advantages of plastics are:
    Reduced the amount of raw materials needed,less energy to transport,leaves a smaller carbon footprint and less packing for protection.

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  6. Francisco José Collado Juan18 de octubre de 2011, 19:09

    4-The plastic is colected in a center, and it is sellect in groups of plastic and it is compact with high temperature and pressure.

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  7. Juan Francisco Moreno López18 de octubre de 2011, 21:30

    7- a lot of bottles, water containers and sometimes waterproof packaging.

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  8. Myriam García Barbero19 de octubre de 2011, 15:25

    3.Defective manufactured parts such as Midstate Plastics LLC can be recycled.

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  9. Nieves J. Martínez Hernández19 de octubre de 2011, 16:04

    3- The making of a PET bottle starts with resin beads. What happens to them?
    -They are loaded on to the production line, liquefy and injected into a mold to produce preforms.

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  10. Mónica García González19 de octubre de 2011, 16:17

    2. Plastic wire covers and nylon (like seatbelts) can be reused and recycled.

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  11. Elena Martínez Rodríguez19 de octubre de 2011, 16:58

    4. The resulting plastic polymer mixture can be reformed into new products such as T-shirts.

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  12. Isabel Rivera Osuna19 de octubre de 2011, 17:14

    5.Plastics are melted by one of the machines into blobs of plastics.

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  13. Beatriz Ayllón Ramos19 de octubre de 2011, 17:51

    7.Once reduced the plastic it is sent through another machine to further reduce the size.

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  14. Maricruz Herreros Morote :)19 de octubre de 2011, 17:53

    6.Melting plastics helps return it to its original form before being reduced in size.

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  15. Cristina López Navarro19 de octubre de 2011, 17:53

    9. Plastics can be reduced to pellets to be used by other manufactures

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  16. Alberto Blanco Cebrián19 de octubre de 2011, 18:15

    2. Each type of plastic is designated with a number ranging from 1 to 7

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  17. Nadia Sánchez Rubio19 de octubre de 2011, 18:18

    1. What is so amazing about PET?
    That it's 100% recyclable.

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  18. Paula Alcañiz López - Tello19 de octubre de 2011, 18:20

    1-Post industrial plastics can come in all colors, shapes and sizes.

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  19. Alonso Navarro Martínez19 de octubre de 2011, 18:30

    3. Once the plastic has been sorted at the reclaimer each type is put into the grinder and put in the plastic fleges ( I think is wrong becouse i wrote put but i think is another thing but i don't understand what the video say )

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  20. 1-PET is totally recyclable.

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  21. 7. Can you name some products made of PET?

    -All types of bottles, soft drink , water containers.....

    PD: why did paco do my exercise? I have to do the exercise 7 of the first video. -.-''

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  22. Alberto Simarro Moreno19 de octubre de 2011, 20:03

    Plastic wire covers and nylon can be reused and recycled

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  23. Francisco Ibáñez Andrés19 de octubre de 2011, 20:33

    3- the beads are loaded onto the product line liquefied and injected into a mold to produce pre forms.

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  24. Emilio Molina Tercero19 de octubre de 2011, 21:27

    1.Post industrial plastics come be in all colors, shapes, shizes...

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  25. Marta Martínez Segovia19 de octubre de 2011, 22:26

    6.Why is PET one of the most valuable recyclable materials?
    -Because it's 1OO% recyclable

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  26. Miguel Ángel Salido Mateos20 de octubre de 2011, 6:03

    5.- The compact bundles are sent to a reclaimer where they are washed,sorted, dried ,cut and converted into flakes.

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  27. Mario Muñoz Alfaro20 de octubre de 2011, 20:21

    1. When the plastic first arrives at the reclaimer it needs to be mechanic separated.

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