Is plastic made of corn?

Question

when an econ teacher asked what plastic was made of? I said corn and he said no oil.....i remember somewhere it said corn

well isnt some being made out of corn so its earth friendly? or am i really wrong

Answer 1

no its made out of petrolium oil.  

some gas for cars is made out of corn, or other things called ethonal.  Well most of the time it is mixed in with gas

it was orignialy inveted for farmers, so that they could provide gas for their farm veichals.  If today everyone switched to ethonal it wouldn't work because it would be too much corn ( and other plants) in our feilds to be planting, and theere wouldn't be enough food!

plastic is NOT eco friendly

so try to stop using bottled water, or sodas!  bring a nalgine(or other type) of water bottle around!

Answer 2

Until recently plastics were made from Petroleum.   Then a couple of years ago Dow chemical introduced a new plastic made from corn. It's a bioplastic. There is a lot of experimentation going on in the research of such alternatives.

You will be hearing a lot about bioplastics as they are considered green alternatives. You will see them on packaging and such!

Bioplastics are made from plant sources such as hemp oil, soy bean oil, corn starch, and now corn.  How? The petrochemical resin is replaced by a vegetable or animal resin.

Answer 3

plastic is not made out of corn, however, there are eco friendly companies that make paper cups, bows, dishware, and plates out of corn starch, potatoes, and sugar cane. These product are biodegradable and when they get to the land fills, they decompose and dont take up space.

Plastic is made of oil and other products.

Answer 4

plastic is not made of corn, NO.

Answer 5

Hello,

Plastic is not made from corn. You mixed up with Ethanol.

Plastic is made with  oil residues from the refineries.

I think you are wrong for that.

Answer 6

There is corn resin that is made called polyactide which is biodegradable.  Most plastic is made from petroleum.

Answer 7

actually they can genetically engineer plants to create plastics. so no he wasn't incorrect.

Answer 8

SAVE OUR  EARTHQUAKE/TSUNAMI FREE

HELLO

I am S.Riya Subbu. I want to save our Earth with your help.

We are living under the control of Pancha Bhoot ( Water,Air,Fire,Earth, Universe).

Now frequently Earth Quake/Tsunami/Typhoon  is coming  all over World and destroying all Human beings/Livelihood/House/Building/Bridges... Stock  within a second. Also now days Global Warming is going on Alarmingly. Excess Rain/Flood destrying our Life.

Recently Canada  also face Earth Quake Problem. In Indonesia also facing Earth Quake Problem  frequently.

Please you all join with me to save our EARTH.

Do the following simple Systems in your House/Office/Working Place/Your Street/Your Society/Flat.

1.Are you saving  the following items in your House/Office/Work Place?

1. Current

2. Water

3.Petrol/Diesel/Kerosene

4.Gas ( LPG & CNG).

5.White Papper/News Paper

6. Wood

7. Cooking Oil

Note: the above all necessary for Day to Day Life. Please Try to Reduce the usage.

2. Are your Keeping your House free of the following items?

1.Plastic Free. Don’t Store Plastic Bags/Cups/Spoon( for example. Take Cotton Bag with you to market/Shopping)

2.Unutilised items like broken Cycle/Old TV Cover/broken Table/Chairs/Tyres/ Un Utilised/Non Repairable items like Bike/Car/Mixer/Washing Machine/Cooler/Utensils.

Note: Please Dispose this items which is not is use. Sent it for Re-Cycle.

3. What type of Conveyance are you using?

1.Car    2.Two Wheeler  3.Cycle 4.Using Public Transportation/Train

Note: Utilise Public Transportation/Sharing Auto/Car. You can avoid Traffic Jam/Parking Problem.Keep one two wheeler/One Car/One House for each family.( Don’t buy more than that). It will help us reduce Petrol Expenses/Pollution/Parking/Traffic Jam.

4. How many Children are you having

1. one  2. Two 3. More than Two 4. Unmarried

Note: Make one or Two Children only. Give them Good Food/Education/Shelter.

If population is more pollution is more.

5. Are Short out your Cub Board/Wardrobe?

1.Once in a Month  2. Once in 6 Months 3. Not at all doing  

Note: Short out Your Wardrobe/Cup Board/Working Table/House Kitchen free of unnecessary items. Give your Books/Old Pant/Saree/Shirt  to Poor/Needy.

6.What type of Gift are you giving to your Relatives & Friends?

1.Toys/Games 2. Greeting Card  3. Flower Bouque 4.Saplings like Rose/X- MasTree

Note: Please present Flowers/Anthorium Saplings/Rose/Seeds of Different type of Seeds as Gift to your Friends/Relatives.This will reduce the waste of Plastics Paper/Balloon/Wrapper/Cartoon Box.

AVOID

1. Avoid Smoking/Chewing Tobacco/pan and avoid Smoking/Spitting in Public Place. Smoking leads to Health disorder and it is leads to Cancer.

2. Avoid wasting Food in House/Function. If food is excess, please share the food with Poor. Take limited food in your Plate. Do not throw in dust Bin.

3. Avoid dumping Materials in House/Office. Be Plan before buying any Materials.

4. Avoid unnecessary Travels. Be plan before Travel.

5. Pray Rivers. But Do not throw Plastic Bags/Garbage on River. ( I have seen many people are throwing Garbage bag in river. Rivers are very Important for our Life.

6. Do not use Coluring Agent for Hair. It will make eye irritation/Stain in Shirt collar/Pillow Cover/Bed Sheets.

7. Do Simple Marriage. This will help us to save Money/Food/Transportation/ Reduce  arrangements etc.

Please Run Cycle (if your office/School is near to your Hose) for your Health/Wealth.

Running Cycle is keep your Body Fit. Also it helps us to reduce Petrol Bill/Pollution/Weight/Bulging Stomach/Obesity/Gas trouble in stomach and of course reduce your Petrol Bill/Medical Bill.

Please spread this Message to all your Family Members/Relation/Friends/Office Colleague/To  School /College/To your village/To your Society etc

S.RIYA  SUBBU

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Answer 9

Tortillas are made of corn (edible)

Plastic is a petroleum base product(poison to us)

Answer 10

i think that you are right on that one  some is made out of corn, but the majority is still made of oil

Answer 11

it's made of oil products....non-biodegradable.

Answer 12

Yeah, i think corn and petroleum?

Answer 13

Could be, still experimental

Answer 14

A majority of is is made from petroleum products.That being said there are new products out now that look and feel like styrofoam and plastic and they are actually made from corn. They are also completely biodegradable.

Hope this helps