Disadvantages: Affected by heat, can cause toxic fumes when burning, and cracks and becomes brittle with age. Not biodegradable.

Disadvantages: Plastic is tough and near indestructible.

What if all the plastic that we brought into our homes had to stay in our homes forever? No more throwing it away, ever! What if every single piece became our responsibility for the rest of our lives? How would that impact us and how could we deal with all that plastic? Well on a global scale that is exactly what we are doing. We are creating plastics that we will have to deal with for thousands of years. In fact, “Except for the small amount that’s been incinerated-and it’s a very small amount-every bit of plastic ever made still exists.”