Taking direct aim at the iPhone, Meizu says it has 48
percent less plastic in its design, while on the inside it also has a matching technology for Apple's 3D Touch with its own 3D Press.
Even the packaging is extremely environmentally friendly, with it using 56
percent less plastic than the iPhone 5s» packaging, at 8 grams of plastic films.
At a weight of 10.9 grams, the Eco-Fina Bottle is made with 50
percent less plastic, eliminating an estimated 75 million pounds of plastic annually.
Chobani also launched eight separate initiatives designed to result in 10
percent less plastic per cup, 25 percent less paperboard for overwraps and nearly 10 % less corrugated cardboard.
Also, when compared to the production of the rigid gallon jug, the YES Pack is made with: 50 percent less energy, 60
percent less plastic, and 70 percent fewer CO2 emissions from transportation.
The package can be opened multiple times while keeping its seal, and uses roughly 35
percent less plastic than retail trays and tubs, Garrett says.
Additionally, the new jar uses 60
percent less plastic per pound in comparison to the traditional rounds.
Not exact matches
The CPET trays and the cold party cups are 45
percent lighter than their solid
plastic counterparts and are respectively 70
percent and 60
percent less dense, resulting in lower thermal conductivity.
In the first place, disposables are
less than 10
percent plastic.
Dell's
Plastics - Recycling Program Earns Green Electronics Award Only about 40
percent of used electronics are currently collected for recycling, and much of that is «down - cycled» into materials of
lesser quality, but the computer company aims to change that.
Ford research found that the cellulose - based
plastic composite met its stringent durability requirements but weighs 10
percent less than the alternative.
However, currently production capacity for biodegradable
plastics worldwide is around only 350,000 tons, representing
less than 0.2
percent of petrochemical - based
plastic.
On the upside, packaging beverages in
plastic uses an estimated 52
percent less energy than packaging them in glass or metal.
On the other, cheap,
plastic solar cells under development convert
less than 5
percent.
The recommendations, in addition to flying
less and wasting 25
percent less food, include: carpooling or telecommuting once a week (75 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) saved by 2020, if adopted by all Americans); maintaining your car or truck, such as keeping tires properly inflated (45 million metric tons of CO2e); cutting the time spent idling in a vehicle in half (40 million metric tons of CO2e); better insulation at home (85 million metric tons of CO2e); programmable thermostats set higher (80 million metric tons of CO2e); reducing electricity demand from appliances that are «off,» so - called phantom demand (70 million metric tons CO2e); using hot water more efficiently, such as washing clothes in colder water (65 million metric tons of CO2e); buying EnergyStar appliances when old ones wear out (55 million metric tons CO2e); replacing incandescent lightbulbs with compact fluorescents (30 million metric tons CO2e); eating chicken instead of beef two days a week (105 million metric tons of CO2e); increased recycling of paper,
plastics and metals (105 million metric tons of CO2e); «responsible» consumption, such as buying
less bottled water (60 million metric tons CO2e).
Europeans produce an average of 25 million tons of
plastic waste each year,
less than 30
percent of which is recycled.
Since then, she has reduced her
plastic waste to
less than 2
percent of the national average.
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percents on the third, and the fourth side is blank Color - coded tiles represent — whole, halves, thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths, eighths, tenths, and twelfths
Plastic is durable and easy to clean WHAT TO TEACH Name fractions - Get students familiar with how fractions are named and with the terms numerator and denominator Relate fractions to a whole unit - Exploring and naming the number of fractions needed to create a whole fraction tower Comparing and Ordering Fractions - Student can explore
less than and greater than by comparing relative size of the tower Show equivalent fractions - Recognize and create equivalent fractions Improper fractions and mixed numbers - Explore improper fractions and mixed numbers Model different operations involving fractions - Explore fraction operations and much more FREE Sample Lessons Hands - On Standards Fractions: Fraction Addition and Subtraction View Sample Lesson INCLUDES 30 Sets of Fraction Tower Equivalency Cubes (51 pieces in each set) 2 Storage Containers
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percents on the third, and the fourth side is blank Color - coded tiles represent — whole, halves, thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths, eighths, tenths, and twelfths
Plastic is durable and easy to clean WHAT TO TEACH Name fractions - Get students familiar with how fractions are named and with the terms numerator and denominator Relate fractions to a whole unit - Exploring and naming the number of fractions needed to create a whole fraction tower Comparing and Ordering Fractions - Student can explore
less than and greater than by comparing relative size of the tower Show equivalent fractions - Recognize and create equivalent fractions Improper fractions and mixed numbers - Explore improper fractions and mixed numbers Model different operations involving fractions - Explore fraction operations and much more FREE Sample Lessons Hands - On Standards Fractions: Fraction Addition and Subtraction View Sample Lesson FEATURES Students can self check Easy - to - read labels INCLUDES 51 Fraction Tower Equivalency Cubes
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percents on the third, and the fourth side is blank Color - coded tiles represent — whole, halves, thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths, eighths, tenths, and twelfths
Plastic is durable and easy to clean WHAT TO TEACH Name fractions - Get students familiar with how fractions are named and with the terms numerator and denominator Relate fractions to a whole unit - Exploring and naming the number of fractions needed to create a whole fraction tower Comparing and Ordering Fractions - Student can explore
less than and greater than by comparing relative size of the tower Show equivalent fractions - Recognize and create equivalent fractions Improper fractions and mixed numbers - Explore improper fractions and mixed numbers Model different operations involving fractions - Explore fraction operations and much more FREE Sample Lessons Hands - On Standards Fractions: Fraction Addition and Subtraction View Sample Lesson INCLUDES 15 Sets of Fraction Tower Equivalency Cubes (51 pieces in each set) Storage Container
Plastic inside front fenders weigh 50
percent less than conventional steel panels.
With increased use of aluminium and carbon fiber reinforced
plastics, not only does the new R8 weigh
less, but it is also 40
percent more torsionally rigid.
And because
plastic is lighter than steel, Chrysler estimates a complete body would cost 20
percent less for raw materials than the same body in steel.
The aircraft structure is made of lightweight carbon fiber reinforced
plastic, therefore, it uses 25
percent less fuel and produces 25
percent less fewer environmental damaging emissions.
Considering that
less than 33
percent of the waste produced in the U.S. is recycled, with an even lower percentage for
plastic products — about 14
percent — this is a big step forward.
100
percent PCR PET materials use significantly
less energy and water to produce than virgin
plastic and generates far fewer greenhouse gas emissions and solid waste.
But sometimes a little style is needed to entice people to take such basic measures — something designer Rochus Jacob provides with his latest elegantly simple creation.A shortlisted entry in the Incheon International Design Award (IIDA) 2010 competition, Jacob's «water displacement objects» are as straightforward as they sound: white, rounded stone - like pieces of recycled
plastic that allow people to take a full bath with 50
percent less water.
Of the 480 billion
plastic beverage bottles sold in 2016 alone,
less than half were collected for recycling, and of that only 7
percent was turned into new
plastic.
Now, as part of LG's pre-game promotional campaign, the company has admitted that the V30's cameras will far outdo the V20's cameras with an f / 1.6 aperture on the main sensor — a 25
percent larger aperture than the f / 1.8 on the predecessor — and glass lenses it is dubbing with the «Crystal Clear» brand to replace
less accurate
plastic lenses.