To help protect our planet from things unnecessary like excessive waste which has proven to be dangerous for humans and other species of animals and plants, scientists decided that there were better ways to dispose of waste; the most common and effective way being to recycle and reuse plastic products.Plastic recycling is the process of recovering scrap and waste plastics and reprocessing them into useful products. Sometimes the products are completely different, like plastic bottles into park benches. For those of us who do recycle, we’re sometimes put off by the different numbers used in the process. These numbers are the Plastic Identification Code (PIC).

Seven groups of plastic polymers, each of which have specific properties, are used for packaging applications. Each group of polymer can be indentified by the PIC. The PIC appears inside a three-chasing arrow recycling symbol. This symbol indicates whether the plastic can be recycled into new products.

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The world is a very wonderful and mysterious place. For the human race, it seems to be a vast land of endless possibilities and opportunities. We evolved and adapted to this world, and now hold the power to make or break all of mankind. But for other species of animals and plants, the world is cruel place where only the strongest will survive.

Many species of animal on the earth are quickly going extinct. And as the world’s most highly-evolved and intelligent animal, it’s up to humans to help these other species’ not only survive, but thrive.

1: The Black Rhino. Since 1970, the Black Rhino population has declined by 90%. Native to southern and eastern Africa, this species of rhino cannot adapt and move to a more peaceful climate. There are less than 3,000 of these beautiful animals left, and they are still being killed by poachers who harvest their horns. The Trade of Rhinos has been banned for over twenty years. But Africa being so vast, these laws are difficult to enforce and Rhino parts are still in great demand.

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