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Plastic is a synthetic material made from a wide range of organic polymers such as polyethylene, PVC, nylon, etc., that can be molded into shape. In 1600 BC, Mesoamericans used natural rubber for balls, bands, and figurines. In the early 1900s, Bakelite, the first fully synthetic thermoset was reported by Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland. In 1933, polyethylene was discovered by Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) researchers Reginald Gibson and Eric Fawcett. It was After the First World War, improvements in chemical technology led to an explosion in new forms of plastics mass production began around the 1940s and 1950s. Today one of the main reasons of pollution is the plastic which remains undegraded in the soil for years and if burnt causes high level of air pollution. And the problem of plastic seems to be very high in urban regions where plastic bags are seen as an easy medium for carrying goods. Pollution has increased even more because of lack of idea of recycling and reuse.
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I got to know much about Plastic.
Posted 25-06-2013 22:14
Thanks for the report.
Posted 25-06-2013 17:44
Thanks for the information...Smriti
Posted 25-06-2013 14:43
It's an irony. The material of plastic comes from deep soil but when it returns to soil back, it kills the soil... Thanks for the information.
Posted 25-06-2013 14:26
We must all say a strong NO to plastics
Posted 25-06-2013 03:38
Say NO to plastics.
Posted 24-06-2013 05:26
Correct, Smriti, plastic menace is the biggest challenge staring at us.
Posted 23-06-2013 02:33
Thank you Uday!
Posted 22-06-2013 01:13
thank you eco-generation!
Posted 22-06-2013 01:11
good
Posted 21-06-2013 17:27
Its know a huge about Plastics..... thanks for the information
Posted 21-06-2013 11:53