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.

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.

Microplastics and our health: What the science says

Whether we know it, or like it, our bodies are polluted by tiny fragments of plastic that fail to break down in our earthly environment. What does that mean for our long-term health, and what can we do about it?

Plastic pollution | UNEP - UN Environment Programme

UNEP supports governments, businesses, financial institutions, and other stakeholders in driving a just transition to a circular economy for plastics, helping to reduce plastic pollution and its impacts.

Plastic Waste Factsheet - Center for Sustainable Systems

Plastic leakage from the economy results from low-cost virgin plastic feedstocks and recycling challenges with resin combinations, additives, and contaminated plastics.

Plastic - Scientific American

Plastic coverage from Scientific American, featuring news and articles about advances in the field.

An Introduction to Plastics - Chemical Safety Facts

Plastic is a versatile material used to make thousands of products people use every day. Learn about the types of plastic classification, history and unique chemistry that gives plastic its variety of uses and applications.

Global plastics production - Our World in Data

Global plastics production Annual production of polymer resin and fibers.

Plastics news - Today’s latest updates - CBS News

As America grapples with an escalating plastic crisis, the city of Houston, ExxonMobil and other partners announced a new program that promised to recycle nearly all of the city's plastic waste.