Publisher's Synopsis
Communications, transport, medicine, packaging, sport, photography...plastics form an integral part of our lives. Without plastics many items could never have been manufactured. But what exactly are plastics? What's the difference between polyethylene, PVC, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride and nylon? And what are their uses? Are plastics an environmental problem? This book provides an introduction to plastics and their value in today's world.