Polyethylene Terephthalate
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Melting point | 260 °C |
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| Formula | (C10H8O4)n |
| Density | 1. 38 g/cm³ |
| Molar mass | variable |
| Solubility in water | practically insoluble |
| Thermal conductivity | 0. 15 to 0. 24 W m−1 K−1 |
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| ID | 961499 |
About Polyethylene Terephthalate
Polyethylene terephthalate, commonly abbreviated PET, PETE, or the obsolete PETP or PET-P, is the most common thermoplastic polymer resin of the polyester family and is used in fibres for clothing, . . .
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To stop Waitrose and John Lewis putting plastic toys in Christmas crackers
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To stop Waitrose and John Lewis putting plastic toys in Christmas crackers
John Lewis said: "fill your own" crackers now for a in three parcels sold
Waitrose and John Lewis to stop the sale of Christmas crackers with a plastic toy from the year 2020 as part of plans to reduce single-use plastic.
Instead of crackers filled made with toys from recyclable materials and is not with plastic glitter.
The Company is cut by A Number of retailers pledging to the amount of plastic in the Christmas range.
the name of the friends of the earth welcome The Move , but said it was "a shame", it could not be done earlier.
Julian Kirby, plastics mouthpiece for The Charity , said: "First you remove the plastic tat from Christmas crackers to go some way to cut down on the pollution of the festive season, but we would like to challenge all supermarkets to give us The Gift of Christmas completely free of unnecessary plastic. "
explanation of the objective for 2020, Dan Cooper , partner and head of the Christmas buyer at John Lewis said: "One of the challenges that I face as a buyer, that we plan 18 months in advance, so it takes time for changes to the reality. "
Louise Edge, head of Greenpeace UK s ocean plastics campaign, also called for more action from the retail sector, offers & reusable gift bags and boxes and sale of Christmas cards, loose, rather than wrapped in plastic.
"Single-use plastic should never be a Christmas tradition, so we are John Lewis and Waitrose to get rid of disposable plastic toys from crackers welcome," She Said .
"However, this should only step for retailers. "
John Lewis is also selling to "fill your own" Christmas Cracker", the said The Company that now sells in three packs.
The Company said it had also sold reduces the amount of plastic glitter on its own-brand range of Christmas gift paper, gift bags, advent calendar and crackers to two-thirds, and remove the packing material from plastic, the majority of the individual cards.
in December Last year plans to ban plastic glitter from these own-label products until Christmas 2020.
default glitter is bonded to the etched aluminum, polyethylene-terephthalate - a form of micro plastic, find their way into the oceans, and animals for damage.
What do other traders?Tesco has switched to a plastic-free, biodegradable glitter removal on his Christmas assortment of trees, plants and flowers this year, as well as the removal of glitter from his own brand, packaging, paper, tags, and individual Christmas cards.
Marks & Spencer has removed the glitter from their entire Christmas range this year, as part of a commitment to all of its cards and gift packaging products, glitter-free by the end of 2020.
Sainsbury's, hung all the plastic packaging from its Christmas Cracker has kicked in this year.
Asda removed the plastic window and film from More Than 1. 6m mince pies at Christmas, to be reduced as part of a drive to plastic from its own brand packaging.
What can I do to reduce single-use plastic This Christmas ?environment, christmas, john lewis, supermarkets, waitrose, plastic
Source of news: bbc.com
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