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  2. Plastic pollution - Wikipedia

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    This large amount of plastic waste enters the environment and causes problems throughout the ecosystem; for example, studies suggest that the bodies of 90% of seabirds contain plastic debris. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] In some areas there have been significant efforts to reduce the prominence of free range plastic pollution, through reducing plastic ...

  3. Thermal degradation of polymers - Wikipedia

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    Radicals formed on the polymer backbone by either hydrogen abstraction side-group elimination can cause the chain to break by beta scission. As a result the molecular weight decreases rapidly. As new free radicals with high reactivity are formed, monomers cannot be a product of this reaction, also intermolecular chain transfer and disproportion ...

  4. Open burning of waste - Wikipedia

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    The open burning of waste is a disposal method of waste or garbage. It is a disposal method used globally, but often used in low and middle-income countries that lack adequate waste disposal infrastructure. Numerous governments and institutions have identified the open burning of waste as a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. It also ...

  5. Incineration - Wikipedia

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    The private burning of dry cellulosic/paper products is generally clean-burning, producing no visible smoke, but plastics in the household waste can cause private burning to create a public nuisance, generating acrid odors and fumes that make eyes burn and water. A two-layered design enables secondary combustion, reducing smoke. [10]

  6. This Is What Freezer Burn Actually Does To Your Food - AOL

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    Freezer burn constantly plagues our food, leaving behind a musty flavor and even discolors meat long after it’s defrosted. ... because exposure to oxygen causes the oxidative reactions that make ...

  7. Plastic recycling - Wikipedia

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    Alternatively, plastic can be burned in place of fossil fuels in energy recovery facilities, or biochemically converted into other useful chemicals for industry. [14] In some countries, burning is the dominant form of plastic waste disposal, particularly where landfill diversion policies are in place.

  8. Best Buy recalls more than 250,000 Insignia air fryers due to ...

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    Best Buy has recalled more than 250,000 Insignia air fryers sold in the United States and Canada, because of fire, burn and laceration hazards.

  9. Polymer degradation - Wikipedia

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    Polymer degradation is the reduction in the physical properties of a polymer, such as strength, caused by changes in its chemical composition.Polymers and particularly plastics are subject to degradation at all stages of their product life cycle, including during their initial processing, use, disposal into the environment and recycling. [1]