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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
The 7 Different Types of Plastics Plastics are incredibly versatile materials that can be used to make a variety of products They are lightweight yet durable, strong yet malleable, and relatively inexpensive to produce There are seven distinct types of plastic, each with its own characteristics and uses
Plastics Industry Association | Better Industry. Better World. PLASTICS’ New End Market Opportunities initiative helps companies keep hard-to-recycle plastics in the economy and out of landfills Informing the industry and the public through events like our Re|focus summit, Bioplastics Week, Recycling Open House, and more Please join us
Impacts of Plastic Pollution | US EPA Plastic pollution poses a threat to the marine environment It puts marine species at higher risk of ingesting plastic, suffocating, or becoming entangled in plastic pollution Research indicates that more than 1,500 species in marine and terrestrial environments are known to ingest plastics
History and Future of Plastics - Science History Institute Plastic is a word that originally meant “pliable and easily shaped ” It only recently became a name for a category of materials called polymers The word polymer means “of many parts,” and polymers are made of long chains of molecules Polymers abound in nature
Science 101: Plastics - Education From polymers to nurdles, learn how plastic is created and what we can do to slow the lasting repercussions this material will have on both our planet and our lives
Plastics - American Chemistry Council Plastics are in products we use every day that help keep us safe They are in bicycle helmets, child safety seats, and automotive airbags that protect us and the cell phones that connect us Plastics also help keep the foods we eat and serve to our families safer and fresher than ever before
Plastics: A simple introduction - Explain that Stuff Plastics are (mostly) synthetic (human-made) materials, made from polymers, which are long molecules built around chains of carbon atoms, typically with hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur, and nitrogen filling in the spaces
An Introduction to Plastics - Chemical Safety Facts Learn about the types of plastic classification, history and unique chemistry that gives plastic its variety of uses and applications What is Plastic? A plastic is a type of synthetic or man-made polymer that is similar to natural resins found in trees and other plants