Plastics have been both a blessing and a curse. Practically nonexistent a century ago, plastics are now part of a large number of man-made items, devices and packages. And while its durability and versatility are great assets, they are also notable liabilities. The very thing that makes plastic attractive for so many uses, its indestructibility under normal usage, is also the thing that makes it an environmental nightmare. Plastics simply do not go away.
At first glance, an outright ban of all plastics might seem like a good idea, but there are a dozen reasons why that is simply not feasible. Among them, plastics have some very good qualities and doing away with them would be akin to throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Like many man-made objects and inventions, we would be better served, though, if we recognized and addressed the shortcomings of plastics.
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