What did you do with the last piece of plastic in your hands? Complete the sente

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What did you do with the last piece of plastic in your hands? Complete the sentences below to describe some options for solid waste management then sort them from top to bottom in order of least to most preferred method. ____ has the advantage of producing useful energy, but also produces large quantities of ____, a greenhouse gas. Also, plastics must be ____ to avoid production of dangerous ____. ____ diverts plastic from landfills after their production and use for a new purpose. An example is ____. This option is often limited to the production of lower value products as they are not ____. ____ reduces the demand for plastic material to decrease the amount of ____ as well as any production by products. The method can be put into practice by an industry, such as ____, or by the consumer, such as ____.

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Methane gas has the advantage of producing useful energy, but also produces large quantities of carbondioxide, a green house gas.Also plastics must be prewashed to avoid production of dangerous hydrogen chloride gas.

Source reduction reduces the demand for plastic material to decrease the amount of post consumer waste as well as any production of byproducts.The method can be put into practice by an industry such as making a soda bottle thinner or by the consumer such as bringing your own bags to the store.

Recycling plastic waste diverts plastics from landfills after their production and use for a new purpose.

An example is melting waste plastics into plastic jumber.This option is often limited to the production of lower value products as they are not sorted carefully.

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