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Plastic-eating Bugs-Can Bacteria Break Down Plastic Bottles? The Science Squad Cover Image

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Plastic-eating Bugs-Can Bacteria Break Down Plastic Bottles? The Science Squad

Films Media Group, (film distributor.). Network Ireland Television, (production company.).

Summary: Ireland is among the highest waste producers in Europe. Our waste every year would fill Croke Park to the top of the stands! Thankfully we've moved quickly from a position of almost total reliance on landfill to a high level of recovery of certain recyclable materials, however plastic bottles have a low recycling value and a lot of these bottles (which are often non-biodegradable) end up in landfills forever. So how can we convert that waste into something that is valuable? Kevin O'Connor at UCD may have the answer, with new technology that uses a combination of chemistry to break down plastic bottles and bacteria to convert the breakdown product to a biodegradable plastic.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (4 min., 18 sec.)) : sound, color.
remote
electronic resource
Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Network Ireland Television, [2013]
Distributor: New York, N.Y. : distributed by Films Media Group, 2015.
Copyright: ©2013

Content descriptions

General Note:	Part of the series, The Science Squad. CatMonthString:march.16 Multi-User. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on March 12, 2015.
Formatted Contents Note:	Recycling Progress (1:02) -- Biodegrading Plastic Process (1:21) -- Biodegradable Plastic Products (0:51) -- Biodegradable Technology Future (0:52) -- Credits: Plastic-eating Bugs-Can Bacteria Break Down Plastic Bottles?: The Science Squad (0:04)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Target Audience Note:	6-12.
System Details Note:	System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access may be limited to affiliated libraries. Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description (Films Media Group, October 1 2015).