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.

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.

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.

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

Plastic: Definition, Types, Properties, Applications ...
Plastic is a synthetic polymer made from various organic materials that can be molded into almost any shape. Some types of plastic are clear and transparent, like that used in disposable water bottles, while others are opaque and available in a range of colors.

Planet or Plastic? - National Geographic
The latest stories from our Planet or Plastic? series—a multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic waste crisis.

Science 101: Plastics - Education
From polymers to nurdles, learn how plastic is created and what we can do to slow the lasting repercussions this material will have on both our planet and our lives.

Plastics - American Chemistry Council
Plastic materials and products play an important part in cutting-edge technologies used in the space program, in bulletproof vests and even prosthetic limbs. The term “plastics” includes materials composed of various elements such as carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, chlorine, and sulfur.

Plastic Pollution - UNEP
Plastic pollution can alter habitats and natural processes, reducing ecosystems’ ability to adapt to climate change, directly affecting millions of people’s livelihoods, food production capabilities and social well-being.