How Plastic Innovations Have Changed the World

From contact lenses to planes, Tupperware, swimwear, plastic innovation has improved our everyday life and makes modern life easier, cheaper and faster. The disposable plastic problem is a hot topic that needs to change quickly and with greater recycling, but most uses of plastics are not only convenient for us but also good. Hyundai's plastic is about 50% of plastic, but the weight of plastic is only 10%, greatly reducing gasoline consumption and emissions. A dramatic advance in medical care is to improve and save lives, a plastic catheter is used to clean the blood vessels, and a coronary stent made of a special polymer that is finally dissolved dissolves heart disease For example.

Access to clean water is fundamental human rights, but it is still a luxury for millions of people all over the world. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) water pipes revolutionize the supply of clean water and help to provide safe and polluted water and sanitation equipment.

Replacing galvanized metal pipes with non-corrosive, heat-resistant PVC pipes reduces the risk of water contamination. The use of plastic also reduces leakage repair. The manufacturing cost of PVC is much lower, transportation is lighter, and its useful life is over 100 years.

Most plastics and cosmetic surgery do not actually use plastic (the term plastic surgery is in front of plastic inventions for about 100 years, the Greek "plastikos" meaning "shape or shape" I came from). However, plastic replaces implants including missing limbs, joint replacement surgery, and artificial cornea. Flexible, durable and lightweight plastic greatly improves the function of the prosthesis and modern progress means better comfort and better control for the user

There are many mile wires and cables in our house and thousands of miles of cables connect our house to electricity, telephone line, internet. Atlantic crossing communication cable called submarine cable connects the world with hundreds of thousands of miles of cable on the ocean floor. It is cheaper and faster than satellite, we rely on these cables for communication and internet access (Spy has relied on them for information since the Cold War!)

The power cable and connection grid of our house are of course wrapped in plastic. Plastic is an excellent insulator to keep cables safe and prevent fire. It is extremely dangerous because the wire is exposed in front of the plastic case or it is covered with cloth, rubber, paper, etc. Plastic sheaths have durability, flexibility, and sustainability for decades. Without plastic wires and cables, we do not have such out-of-the-box electricity, television, internet and telephone lines to safely connect us all over the world.

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Plastics for change are working on changing the social and environmental impact of plastics. Social enterprises have developed an innovative fair trade process that reduces plastic contamination while improving the lives of millions of garbage pickers around the world. Increasing the value of waste plastics will help reduce plastic contamination, increase recovery rates, and create jobs for urban poor in developing countries. Based in Amsterdam Plastic Whale is the world's first professional plastic fishery company. They believe that plastic is valuable, not in vain. For this reason, the company produced high quality vessels from plastic waste. These ships, in turn, allow individuals and companies to clean up the Dutch ocean while promoting zero waste. So far, Plastic Whale has captured 35,000 bottles and 560 plastic garbage with the help of over 3,000 fishermen.

Even in the face of the spread of plastic contamination, none of the earth is affected, movement of life other than plain plastic swept the world. There are plenty of information about plastics contamination problems and solutions to reduce the use of plastics, not including plastics, or zero waste. So here is my choice for seven big TED consultations on this topic to save you from having to search for all these. Everything is here: From the fact, everyone should understand plastic contamination, simple changes that we can add to our daily habits, and the plastics-free life and lean life that I long for . I think that it is difficult to keep those conversations cheerful.