Types Of Plastics
The Eleven Most Important Types of Plastic: One of the major innovations of the past century has been the introduction and wide adoption of plastics for many day-to-day applications that previously relied on traditional materials like metal, glass, or cotton. Plastics have revolutionized many industries for a number of different reasons to include the fact that they resist environmental degradation over time, are generally safe for human beings, are economical and widely available, and are produced with a wide variety of material properties that allow adaptation to many different applications. Here is our list of the top 11 plastics the modern world simply cannot do without: 1. Polyethylene terephthalate (PETE or PET): PET is the most widely produced plastic in the world. It is used predominantly as a fiber (known by the trade name “polyester”) and for bottling or packaging. For example, PET is the plastic used for bottled water...
