- 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
- Plastic causing disease and death from infancy to old age that costs . . .
Plastic pollution is a "grave, growing and under-recognized danger" to health that is costing the world at least $1 5 trillion a year, a report in the Lancet medical journals warns
- 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
- The Lancet Countdown on health and plastics
Plastics are a grave, growing, and under-recognised danger to human and planetary health Plastics cause disease and death from infancy to old age and are responsible for health-related economic losses exceeding US$1·5 trillion annually These impacts fall disproportionately upon low-income and at-risk populations The principal driver of this crisis is accelerating growth in plastic
- Plastic pollution | Definition, Sources, Effects, Solutions, Ocean . . .
Plastic is a polymeric material —that is, a material whose molecules are very large, often resembling long chains made up of a seemingly endless series of interconnected links
- What is the Science Behind Plastic Pollution? - Ocean Conservancy
Increasingly, scientists recognize plastics as a planetary-scale pollutant, disrupting key Earth systems including biodiversity, terrestrial, freshwater and marine health
- The world is demanding action over plastic pollution: UN environment . . .
High stakes negotiations got underway at the UN Geneva on Tuesday to agree on a legally binding treaty to curb plastic pollution, attended by delegates from nearly 180 countries
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