- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Plastics Explained—What You Need to Know | National Geographic
Learn what you can do to reduce your own single-use plastics, and take your pledge The world of plastic contains many confusing terms, as we discovered while reporting on and researching the
- What is plastic? - BBC Bitesize
When the plastic is soft it can be poured into a mould Once the plastic cools, it hardens into a shape Plastic is a material that can be formed into almost any shape
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