Plastic is a material consisting of any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organics that are malleable and can be molded into solid objects of diverse shapes. Plastics are typically organic polymers of high molecular mass, but they often contain other substances. They are usually synthetic, most commonly derived from petrochemicals, but many are partially natural (LPP, 2011). Plasticity is the general property of all materials that are able to irreversibly deform without breaking, but this occurs to such a degree with this class of moldable polymers that their name is an emphasis on this ability (LPP, 2011).
Due to their relatively low cost, ease of manufacture, versatility, and imperviousness to water, plastics are used in an enormous and expanding range of products, from paper clips to spaceships. They have already displaced many traditional materials, such as wood, stone, horn and bone, leather, paper, metal, glass, and ceramic, in most of their former uses. In developed countries, about a third of plastic is used in packaging and another third in buildings such as piping used in plumbing or vinyl siding. Other uses include automobiles (up to 20% plastic), furniture, and toys. In the developing world, the ratios may be different - for example, reportedly 42% of India's consumption is used in packaging. Plastics have many uses in the medical field as well, to include polymer implants; however the field of plastic surgery is not named for use of plastic material, but rather the more generic meaning of the word plasticity in regards to the reshaping of flesh (Andrady et al., 2009).
Salako, O. (2022). Health and Environmental Effects of Burning Plastic. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/health-and-environmental-effects-of-burning-plastic
Salako, Opeyemi "Health and Environmental Effects of Burning Plastic" Afribary. Afribary, 26 Dec. 2022, https://track.afribary.com/works/health-and-environmental-effects-of-burning-plastic. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
Salako, Opeyemi . "Health and Environmental Effects of Burning Plastic". Afribary, Afribary, 26 Dec. 2022. Web. 24 Dec. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/health-and-environmental-effects-of-burning-plastic >.
Salako, Opeyemi . "Health and Environmental Effects of Burning Plastic" Afribary (2022). Accessed December 24, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/health-and-environmental-effects-of-burning-plastic