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Title: What happens to plastic waste? Written by: duddy on Apr 12, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xc6LvdsyJ4U In 1937, a scientist named Carothers died at the young age of 41, desolated that he had not made his mark in the scientific world. His invention, Nylon, was to become one of the most commonly used plastics in the world. Nylon is used in toothbrushes, ropes and fabric for parachutes and clothing. In the last century, plastics (synthetic polymers) have been so ubiquitous that it is difficult to imagine life without it. But what happens to it when we longer have use for it? Where does it go when we throw plastic out? |