• Question: What is plastic made from?

    Asked by 455xygg52 to Gavin, Karen, Mark, Michel, Roisin on 15 Nov 2016.
    • Photo: Michel Destrade

      Michel Destrade answered on 15 Nov 2016:

      Plastic is mostly a byproduct of oil refinement. When you extract crude oil from the ground, it needs to be treated by many chemical processes before it can be used in a car engine. Many things have to be taken out of it, including “polymers”, which are chemicals used in creating plastic.

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