These Should be BANNED... | Multilayer Plastics

A lot of bans have been passed on some single use plastics around the world in the past few years. Many involve the banning of common grocery bags, plastic to-go containers, and drink bottles. But I think multilayer plastics are some of the worst single use plastics out there but oftentimes don't get discussed in the same conversation. My hope with this video is to help change some of that, by making you more aware of one of the worst types of single use plastics.

Timestamps are below if you're in a rush! 👇

00:00 Mysterious Chip Bag
00:53 What chip bags are made of
01:26 Multilayer plastics
03:12 Problems separating multilayer plastic
04:10 Why chip bags don't get banned
04:58 Benefits of multilayer plastic
06:01 Chemical recycling chip bags
06:56 Recycling multilayer plastic is hard

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Sources:
Example paper I'm talking about: https://engineering.wisc.edu/news/new-solvent-based-multi-layer-plastic-recycling-process-could-cut-down-on-millions-of-tons-of-plastic-waste/

https://www.cag.org.in/newsletters/public-newsense/multi-layered-plastics-why-should-it-be-banned

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qorRthMykiM

https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/multilayered-plastics-a-persisting-problem-in-plastic-pollution-4015d95230

https://innoua.ua.es/Web/FichaOferta?pIdOferta=3043&language=en

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aba7599?cookieSet=1

https://www.polymersolutions.com/blog/the-science-behind-packaging-the-chip-challenge-flavors/#:~:text=A%20typical%20potato%20chip%20bag,layer%20performs%20a%20specific%20function.

https://www.industrialpackaging.com/blog/surlyn-packaging-film-applications

https://engineering.wisc.edu/news/new-solvent-based-multi-layer-plastic-recycling-process-could-cut-down-on-millions-of-tons-of-plastic-waste/#:~:text=Currently%2C%20about%20100%20million%20tons,are%20produced%20globally%20per%20year.

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