steffi altman and meredith kuser recycling a skinny pop bag
DESCRIPTION
Found plastic and aluminum can be recycled Through heating the chip bag, it will shrink. We thought that the plastic and aluminum would separate too. RESEARCHTRANSCRIPT
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Steffi Altman and Meredith Kuser
RECYCLING A SKINNY POP BAG
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How to recycle a chip bag
PROBLEM
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Found plastic and aluminum can be recycledThrough heating the chip bag, it will shrink. We thought that the plastic and aluminum would
separate too.
RESEARCH
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Microwave5 seconds on highThere was a spark and sizzled
It shrunk and the plastic and aluminum did not separate but became harder
Shrunk by 75% of the original size
FIRST PROCEDURE
Cheez-it bag after microwaved
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Boiled half of a Famous Amos bag
No reaction after 8.17 minutes
SECOND PROCEDURE
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Baked part of a skinny pop bag in the oven for a range of 300°-350°
FINAL PROCEDURE
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Only shrunk 1.3cmx6cm
Did not separate 51% of oringal
300°
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Shrunk 4.2cm x 10 cm
Aluminum and Plastic melted together
11% of original
350°
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Shrunk .75cm x 4cm
Not hot enough57% of original
315°
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Shrunk 3cmx5cm44.8% of original
317°
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Oven 350°-
$.32 per minute300°-
$.26 per minute315°-
$.28 per minute317°
$.30 per minute
7 minutes- $2.24
15 minutes- $3.91
5 minutes- $2.23
COST ANALYSIS
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Connect the aluminum and plastic togetherPlastic polymers are stretched outwhen heated, the polymers shrink
POLYMERS