Bioplastics project
This is the TAS archive containing materials for use in class / as part of the bioplastics project. For some general newspaper articles on plastics in the environment try The Guardian website (no paywall) and put "plastics" in the search bar. For more information about commercially available bioplastics, look at the learning centre on the Green Dot web site.
Notes about the chemistry that is introduced in class together with a vocabulary list with pronunciation (phonetic alphabet).

01_tas_workbook_chemistry_of_polymers.pdf |
A file containing a very brief summary of some aspects of the development of plastics

02_tas_bioplastics_and_polymers_part_2.pdf |
Recipes that are used in class (these have all been tested)

tas_lab_bioplastic_recipes_modified.pdf |
An article about microplastics

05_tas_how_your_clothes_are_poisoning_our_oceans_and_food_supply.pdf |
An article about some of the chemistry behind biodegradeable plastics. Just bear in mind the last sentence: “What’s better
than a plastic fork? A metal fork. If you reuse things, you are not throwing them away.”
than a plastic fork? A metal fork. If you reuse things, you are not throwing them away.”

06_chemmatters-april2010-bioplastics_plastics_go_green.pdf |
A fact file infographic about plastic production in the world and in Europe

07_final_plastics_the_facts_2014_2015_260215.pdf |
Template for presentations in class

plastics_template.pptx |
Disclaimer: I have no commercial connections to any of the sources cited.