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Plastic not so fantastic
advantages
it's cheaper and it's stronger than glass
Plastic is unbreakable
It's also more durable
it lasts much longer
disadvantage
Synthetic plastics don't decompose
plastic can litter our streets, or sit in a landfill site for hundreds of years
but the most worrying problem is that millions of tonnes of plastic are now polluting the oceans
we produce around 300 million tonnes of plastic per year
Our plastic waste collects in floating junkyards
the animals can also die of starvation because the plastic fills their stomachs
big companies are looking for solutions to the problem of plastic, they are developing biodegradable plastics
These do come from sugar cane
the best thing we can do is to reduce the amount of plastic we use and look for reusable alternatives
The plastics era began in 1907
when Leo Baekeland invented Bakelite
It was the first synthetic plastic, it come from fossil fuels like oil.
Synthetic plastic quickly replaced natural materials like glass and ceramics
