Tag: environmental impact: plastics

Bakelite is prepared in laboratories by controlling the pressure and temperature applied to phenol and formaldehyde. 

When plastics are burnt toxic substances are released into the air causing air pollution. Hence, the given statement is false.

Biodegradable substances are such materials which are and can be degraded by natural factors like microbes (e.g. bacteria, fungi and few more), abiotic elements like temperature, UV, oxygen, etc.
Unlike biodegradable, non-biodegradable substances like plastics, cannot be easily handled and cannot be decomposed or dissolved by natural agents.
Option A is correct

Plastics are human-made polymers and are non-biodegradable which means they cannot be easily handled and cannot be decomposed or dissolved by natural agents like microbes (e.g. bacteria, fungi), abiotic elements like temperature, UV, oxygen, etc. Thus are not eco-friendly.
Option B is correct

The plastics are the non-biodegradable wastes because they are synthetic polymers which cannot be acted upon by the microbes. They cannot be degraded by the decomposition activity of the bacteria and fungi. The cotton, paper and leftover food are degradable.