Why is plastic garbage so difficult to decompose?

Knowing the answer, you will understand why even though it takes so much effort, people still have not found an effective solution to handle this most polluting waste.

Plastic items exist very persistently.

Plastic (plastic) is a commonly used material in almost every area of ​​life. From plastic shopping bags, straws, furniture, toys . or even the shuttle shell, all made of plastic.

The properties that make plastics popular among people are that they are durable, lightweight, and extremely flexible. All of them make them difficult to damage through long use.

However, it is also because of this "inertness" that when discarded, plastic items persist very persistently, causing a series of painful problems for the environment and living organisms.

So what is the reason for this both pre-eminent and dangerous nature of plastic, and do scientists find out which materials are better to replace, let's see the following video: