Libraries' Earth Day Events Highlight Plastic Collection Materials
April 19, 2024
April 19, 2024
SYRACUSE, New York, April 19 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
Plastics.
They're lightweight, durable, flexible, inexpensive. They're moldable, extrudable, pressable. They're colored and clear; they're dinnerware, jewelry, vinyl siding, military supplies, toys and thousands more things. In the early half of the 20th century, the availability of polymers and fossil fuel-based chemicals led to a proliferation of the manufacturing of plastic "things&qu . . .
Plastics.
They're lightweight, durable, flexible, inexpensive. They're moldable, extrudable, pressable. They're colored and clear; they're dinnerware, jewelry, vinyl siding, military supplies, toys and thousands more things. In the early half of the 20th century, the availability of polymers and fossil fuel-based chemicals led to a proliferation of the manufacturing of plastic "things&qu . . .