Scrap Recycling Forum

I think there are many benefits of plastic some of them like extremely durability, lesser weight then competing materials, reducing fuel consumption during transportation, excellent thermal and electrical insulation property.

What u think?

Maybe but most of the waste we have right know came from plastic. If it will a source of energy, the technology for it is too costly no one will invest on it.

Plastics are one of the important meterial which can be recycled. Great.

Though their are many advantages of using plastics the main drawback is that plastics cannot decay. So it is a great threat to the environment. If our grandfathers and great grandfathers have lived and survived without plastics why can't we.

i don't agree to that because companies just know to manufacture, not to dispose them off... its finally we who suffer...

Plastics can be moulded or blown into any shape, with any colour and either soft or hard to the touch.
Plastics have an incredibly good environmental profile. Only 4% of the world’s oil production is used for plastics and much less energy is used to produce it compared to other materials. Plastics are durable yet lightweight so plastic components have saved weight in both cars, aircraft, packaging and pipework.

When plastics have completed their use, whether as a car bumper or a bottle, they can either be recycled or if this is not economic or environmental the calorific value of the plastic (higher than coal) can be recovered through energy from waste incineration to provide much needed home-grown power.

Plastic materials are also used in the making of helicopters because they are rigid and durable, yet flexible enough to withstand the vibrations made by helicopters. The fact that plastic is both lightweight and strong also has its advantages in the field of aerospace because the weight of the aircraft can be reduced by using plastic. This results in improved aerodynamics, which leads to improved fuel efficiency and performance.