Materials
Naturally occurring liquid found beneath the earth's surface that can be refined into fuel
Petroleum
30 pounds
Cheap, durable, and refillable.
Water bottles
Made from plants, animals, metals, and minerals. Produced by humans.
Synthetic Materials
Seattle Seahawks and Lumen Field's turf
astro turf
Made to use plastics such as PVC, vinyl, and stryofoam.
Crude Oil
Produces toxic fumes and can leach into our water system.
Paint or Epoxy Resin
Does not shrink.
Synthetic Fiber
From the environment that supplies materials useful or necessary for the survival of living things.
Natural Resources
Absorbent core of diapers
Kevlar
percentage of toys that are thrown away
higher than 80%
Shoes
Supplies being used up faster than they can be replaced by natural processes.
Non Renewable Resources
1st Barbie manufactured
1959
Chemical produced in large quantities for use primarily in the production of polycarbonate plastics.
BPA
3rd most common item found in American landfills
Diapers
The better choice is wood.
Toys
Can be replenished by natural processes at least as quickly as they are used.
Renewable Resources
Name of Cell Phone Disassembler Machine
Daisy
Composed of materials such as polyester, nylon polymers, or wood pulp
Microfiber
Steam Cracking
Compatible with combustion engines and our current infrastructure.
One thing we all have in common
The Earth
Largest toy manufacturer
Mattel