- 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
- 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 Will More than Double by 2040, Yielding a Garbage . . .
An estimated 280 million metric tons of plastic waste will enter the air, water, soil, and human bodies every year by 2040, data shows
- Is cutting back on plastic really worth all the effort?
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- The World’s Plastic Problem Is Only Getting Worse - Bloomberg
Plastic pollution is already bad, and it’s only slated to get worse A lot worse A new analysis of the rising tide of plastic is the subject of today’s newsletter Plus, a widely-referenced
- Scientists Develop New Plastics That Break Down Safely Instead of . . .
Rutgers scientists have developed plastics that can be programmed to break down at specific rates by drawing on a natural principle Their approach could provide a meaningful new way to tackle the growing problem of plastic pollution Yuwei Gu was on a hike in Bear Mountain State Park in New York
- 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
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