| Some Common Plastic Items | |||||
| Here are some more things around your home that are made from plastic, and how they are made. | |||||
| Article | How made | Plastic | |||
| Tupperware | Injection | Polyethylene | |||
| Bucket | Injection | Polyethylene | |||
| Audio Cassette | Injection | Styrene | |||
| Ball point pen | Injection | Styrene | |||
| Ruler | Injection | Styrene | |||
| Shoe soles | Reaction | Polyurethane | |||
| Electric cables | Extrusion | PVC | |||
| Water pipes | Extrusion | PVC | |||
| Water pipes | Extrusion | PVC | |||
| Refrigerator liner | Vacuum form | ABS | |||
| Milk bottle | Blow moulding | Polyethylene | |||
| Plastic bag | Blow extrusion | Polyethylene | |||
| I am sure that you can look around and find lots more things and guess how they are made. | |||||
An Introduction to Plastics (Resource Notes for a Junior School Project)
