What makes plastic such a environmental hazzard? Is it difficult 2 disintegrate using chemicals etc?

Question

What makes plastic such a environmental hazzard? Is it difficult 2 disintegrate using chemicals etc?

Answer 1

No the structure of plastic is made to resist chemicals

Answer 2

because it takes over 2,000 years to decompose.

Answer 3

It would be nice if we would do 100% plastic recycleing. We could do this but there is one problem. Living in a capitallistic country recycleing means loss of sales and you know that isen't going to happen.

Answer 4

They are generally made from petroleum which yields tons of hazardous by-products.  There is a train of thought that the plastic also leaches into teh food/ water it stores and can be harmful and/or carcinogenic.