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  2. Plastic - Wikipedia

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    Their plasticity makes it possible for plastics to be molded, extruded or pressed into solid objects of various shapes. This adaptability, plus a wide range of other properties, such as being lightweight, durable, flexible, and inexpensive to produce, has led to their widespread use. Plastics typically are made through human industrial systems.

  3. Polycarbonate - Wikipedia

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    Polycarbonate is a durable material. Although it has high impact-resistance, it has low scratch-resistance. ... So-called "theft-proof" large plastic packaging for ...

  4. Polypropylene - Wikipedia

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    The α-modifications is predominant in iPP. Such crystals are built from lamellae in the form of folded chains. A characteristic anomaly is that the lame are arranged in the so-called "cross-hatched" structure. [14] The melting point of α-crystalline regions is given as 185 [15] [16] to 220 °C, [15] [17] the density as 0.936 to 0.946 g·cm −3.

  5. Disposable masks can take up to 450 years to decompose ... - AOL

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    Plastic is so durable that it doesn’t break down or biodegrade but instead breaks up into smaller and smaller pieces,” meaning it will remain on earth for hundreds if not thousands of years ...

  6. Polystyrene - Wikipedia

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    Polystyrene (PS) is used for producing disposable plastic cutlery and dinnerware, CD "jewel" cases, smoke detector housings, license plate frames, plastic model assembly kits, and many other objects where a rigid, economical plastic is desired.

  7. It's not just you – bottles and cartons are now harder to ...

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    The plastic caps on some paper beverage cartons are getting shorter and harder to open. To save on plastic, weight and shipping costs, the caps have shrunk from 21 millimeters to 17 millimeters ...

  8. Plastics in the construction industry - Wikipedia

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    Plastic is the generic name for a family of synthetic materials derived from petrochemicals. It is often product of two or more components. It is often product of two or more components. There are many families of plastics and polymers being used in construction industry, such as acrylics , composites , expanded polystyrene , polycarbonates ...

  9. Low-density polyethylene - Wikipedia

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    LDPE has SPI resin ID code 4 Schematic of LDPE branching structure. Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) is a thermoplastic made from the monomer ethylene.It was the first grade of polyethylene, produced in 1933 by Dr John C. Swallow and M.W Perrin who were working for Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) using a high pressure process via free radical polymerization. [1]