- 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 Pollution Growing at Troubling Rate With Significant . . .
A major new report published today by The Pew Charitable Trusts and its partners, “Breaking the Plastic Wave 2025: An Assessment of the Global System and Strategies for Transformative Change,” finds that the scale and impact of plastic pollution is far worse than previously thought, with far-reaching consequences for the environment and human health and well-being
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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