Beverage Bottle In Reality

• Posted by fuu jin June 23, 2021 - Filed in Museums - #Beverage Bottle  - 1,459 views

   

  
  This is the fourth and last part of the history of our series of plastics. You can find here the first chapter on disposable life inventions, the second part on McDonald’s role in the single-use plastic crisis, and the third part on the theft of the recycling logo.

  Walk into the fast food restaurant closest to you, and you will see a refrigerator full of cold drinks. There is no doubt that you will see several rows of drinks that specialize in Pepsi and Coca-Cola, not to mention all the beverages produced by Pepsi and Coca-Cola. Many of them will be packaged in plastic bottles.

  We don’t want to overwhelm you with all the sad and thought-provoking facts about plastic pollution on our planet, but we do need to talk about our plastic issues. Specifically, plastic bottles are also a dilemma for some of the world's largest beverage manufacturers to continue to manufacture for us.

  With our understanding of the environmental problems that plastics pose, why do these big companies continue to use this material? Do they want to cut costs, or are there deeper issues at work? Ultimately, what solutions must we try to eliminate the damage that plastics have already caused to the world?

  
  Life of Plastic Beverage Bottle

  The first fully synthetic plastic was invented in 1907, although this material did not become mainstream until the mid-1900s. During World War II, plastics helped produce everything from rocket launchers to aircraft parts. After the war, it provided manufacturers with an economical way to produce everything from toys to containers to furniture. People like plastics-they embrace the pleasure of one-time life without thinking about how long these objects will exist in Mother Earth.

  
  Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a material commonly used in plastics in contact with food or beverages, is light and durable. The PET pellets are melted at a temperature of approximately 500 degrees Fahrenheit and placed in a bottle mold, cooled to maintain their shape, and voila, you already have a lightweight, strong bottle.

  The problem is that the plastic will not disappear into the air after we drink the bottle of soda. Although technically you can put it in a recycling bin, the vast majority of plastic waste (91% to be precise) is never recycled. In some cases, it will burn and pollute the air, or it will end up in landfills or our oceans. There, it would take at least 400 years to decompose (if not longer), which means that every piece of plastic once created still exists today. In addition, when it decomposes into our environment, it will continue to cause harm. You can find plastic fibers in tap water all over the world. I'm sorry to break it, but there is also plastic in your body waste. Therefore, no matter what, we should promote the recycling of plastic bottles to prevent environmental pollution. Of course, protecting the environment means protecting ourselves.
  And most importantly, there are not only beverage bottles in the world that are plastic, but also Plastic Cosmetic Bottles. Therefore, while promoting sustainable beverage bottles, we must also pay attention to cosmetic bottles. It is best to use biodegradable bottles. plastic.