- Plastic - Wikipedia
Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic materials composed primarily of polymers Their defining characteristic, plasticity, allows them to be molded, extruded, or pressed into a diverse range of solid forms
- Plastic | Composition, History, Uses, Types, Facts | Britannica
plastic, polymeric material that has the capability of being molded or shaped, usually by the application of heat and pressure
- Is cutting back on plastic really worth all the effort?
For the average person, trying to avoid plastics can feel overwhelming—and maybe pointless Our writer asked two experts how they navigate our plastic-filled world
- About Plastic Products and Plastic Pollution | US EPA
Plastic products are generally versatile, durable and lightweight Plastic products are prominent in the construction, transportation, and packaging industries Plastic innovations contributed to many life-saving products that revolutionized the health care industry
- Plastic pollution: The crisis choking the oceans and marine life
Plastic waste invades every corner of our planet, and threatens sea life But there's still hope for a future free from plastic pollution
- How extreme weather is making plastic pollution more mobile, more . . . - CNN
The connection between plastic and climate change usually focuses on how plastic is partly to blame for the crisis: more than 98% of it is made using fossil fuels, and climate pollution is
- Plastic can be programmed to have a lifespan of days, months or years
Chemical additions to plastic that mimic natural polymers like DNA can create materials that break down in days, months or years rather than littering the environment for centuries Researchers
- Plastic Pollution - Our World in Data
On this page, you can find all of our data, visualizations, and writing on plastic pollution The first synthetic plastic – Bakelite – was produced in 1907, marking the beginning of the global plastics industry However, rapid growth in global plastic production didn’t happen until the 1950s
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