- 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
- 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
- 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
- Breaking the Plastic Wave 2025 | The Pew Charitable Trusts
Preface In 2020, The Pew Charitable Trusts and Systemiq published a groundbreaking report, “Breaking the Plastic Wave,” amid significant data gaps on plastic pollution, substantial debate over the scale of the plastic pollution problem and various proposals to meet the challenge With that report, Pew and our partners sought to move the global discourse forward by identifying a credible
- 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 - 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
- Everything you need to know about plastic pollution
Affordable, durable and flexible, plastic pervades modern life, appearing in everything from packaging to clothes to beauty products But it is thrown away on a massive scale: every year, more than 280 million tonnes of short-lived plastic products become waste
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