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    Why, if plastic is made from a fossil fuel, is it not bio-degradable?

    Question #18314. Asked by Jojo. (Apr 15 02 6:36 PM)


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    		Plastic undergoes a chemical change during its manufacture which creates long-chain polymers. This is a one-way process. Once these chains have been made, they are very stable and do not degrade easily, so plastic lasts a long long time. They are also inedible, so no type of life will break the plastic down. Some plastics will degrade when exposed to sunlight, but a rubbish dump strewn with plastic is not a pretty sight. There are some new biodegradable plastics, but they are not very common yet.

    Apr 15 02, 8:02 PM

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