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what are the advantages and disadvantages of plastics?

• They can be easily moulded and have excellent finishing.
• They possess very good strength and toughness.  They possess good shock absorption capacity.
• Advantages of plastic are corrosion resistant and chemically inert.
• They have low thermal expansion of co-efficient and possess good thermal and electrical insulating property.
• Advantages of plastic is very good water resistant and possess good adhesiveness.
• Plastic is strong, good and cheap to produce
• Plastic bottles can be reused and restored over again and again.
• Plastic is one of the unbreakable.
• Plastic is used for building, construction, electronics, packaging (glad wrap) and transportation industries.
• Used to make - Water bottles, pens, plastic bags, cups etc.
• Advantages of plastic are Very cheap to make.
• Durability
• Strength
• Chemical resistance.
• Advantages of plastic are used to produce another product.
• Used to reduce soil and wind erosion.

 Dis advantages of plastics are

• Plastic is a nonrenewable resources.
• Plastic causes CANCER
• Plastics are embrittlement at low temperature.
• Plastics are low heat resistant and havepoor ductility.
• Produces toxic fumes when it is burnt (Dioxines )
  
• It can be  recycled , but it is very costly.