Tag: Plastic
Plastics and Ecosystem: Is it Really All Negative!
Plastic may be defined as a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic compound which can be moulded into solid objects. They are essentially organic polymers with high molecular mass but let us not be fooled by the term organic here. They are organic because of their Covalent carbon chemistry. The vast majority of the…
Farewell to Plastic in Latin America and the Caribbean
“It’s plastic, plastic everywhere” Yes, its plastic everywhere, but do we take any actions to reduce its use? Well, these countries have already done their job. On 30th May Chile became the first South American country to ban single-use plastic bags. The current President Sebastian Pinera decided to put a ban on plastics. The ban…
