Environmental concerns of polymers

Dipsosing of waste polymers 

• Lack of reactivity that makes polymers suitable for storing food and chemical safely also presents chemists with a challenge in their disposal.
• Many alkene based polymers are non-biodegradable. 
• Growing amount of polymer waste has serious environmental effects such as killing marine life. 

Recycling

• Reduces environmental impact by conserving finite fossil fuels as well as decreasing the amount of waste going to landfill. 
• Polymers have to be sorted by type.
• The recycling process is undermined if polymers are mixed as this renders the product unusable. 

PVC recycling 

• The disposal and recyling of PVC is hazardous due to the high chlorine…