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Single Use Plastic

Plastic Products impact on Environment   What are Plastics and How is it produced? The plastic we see today mostly comes from fossil fuel sources. But how do plastics change from oil or other fossil fuels to what we buy at the store? We may find many different types of plastics, and majorly grouped into two main polymer families:   Thermoplastics Thermosets   Examples of Thermoplastics Examples of Thermosets Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) Epoxide (EP) Polycarbonate (PC) Phenol-formaldehyde (PF) Polyethylene (PE) Polyurethane (PUR) Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) Unsaturated polyester resins (UP)  Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) Polypropylene (PP) Polystyrene (PS) Expanded Polystyrene (EPS)    Concern about Single use Plastic:   Single-use plastic products can be manufactured from a wide range of plastics and their products include a diverse range of commonly used fast-moving consumer products that are discarded after having