Aug 29
Layni asked: Other than reducing and reusing, how can I recycle cotton at home? What chemicals should I use? I mean I know I’ve got to make it pulp with a belnder and then what happens next? What chemical should I add or what should I do? PLEASE HELP!
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Posted: under Conservation.
Tags: Chemicals, Pulp, Recycle
Layni asked:
Other than reducing and reusing, how can I recycle cotton at home? What chemicals should I use? I mean I know I’ve got to make it pulp with a belnder and then what happens next? What chemical should I add or what should I do? PLEASE HELP!
May 08
bushyrun asked: Two plastics that are targeted for recycling from household waste are PETE (1) ( plastic soft drink bottles/ peanut butter and salad dressing containers) and HDPE (2) ( milk, water, juice containers/ plastic grocery bags). One of the problems of recycling such materials is separating them. Suppose you have been hired [...] [...more]
Posted: under Conservation.
Tags: Hdpe, Peanut Butter, Soft Drink Bottles
bushyrun asked: Two plastics that are targeted for recycling from household waste are PETE (1) ( plastic soft drink bottles/ peanut butter and salad dressing containers) and HDPE (2) ( milk, water, juice containers/ plastic grocery bags). One of the problems of recycling such materials is separating them. Suppose you have been hired to set up a process for separating large quantities (many tons) of waste plastic that is a mixture of PETE and HDPE. Describe how you might perform this separation.
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