answersLogoWhite

0

Does plastic erode

Updated: 8/9/2023
User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago

Best Answer

no it does not decompose

Answer:

Eventually everything organic becomes food for something. In the case of plastics the physical affects of UV light, water, acids, mechanical abrasion eventually wears it down to bacteria size bites and something will eat it.

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

No, plastic does not rust or rot and it burns well and is from a renewable source.

It will however deteriorate especially when exposed to the sun. It will become brittle and easily broken.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago

Plastic is not one material but has become a generic term to cover all polymers some of which will break down relatively quickly, but many, especially the ones in common usage today will take tens or even hundreds of years to disintegrate. This process in resistant long lasting polymers would not be thought of as rotting such as is bought about by fungal or bacterial decay. It would be more a matter of chemical processes aided by ultra violet radiation.

No, plastic does not rot. It doesn't rot because it is not biodegradable, which means able to be broken down by bacterial or organic means. Because organics and bacteria cannot do this, plastic stays like it is just when you opened or used it for an irritating couple of centuries or so before it FINALLY starts to rot and break down.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

7y ago

Degradation products of plastics can be corrosive.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago

Yes Kohl plastic can erode, sucka

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

It will, eventually ,decompose .

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

yes

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Does plastic erode
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What are the advantages of sulphuric acid in a plastic bottle?

yes


Would hydrogen sulfide gas erode a plastic container holding the battery?

H2S is not likely to erode the plastic, but the acid from inside the battery definitely could.


What is the capital of the Erode district?

Erode is the Capital of the Erode District.


What is an antonym for erode?

What is an antonym for erode


How can the word erode be used in a sentence?

Wind can erode topsoil.Drugs erode family values.


What is the noun for erode?

The noun for erode is "erosion".


What is the country code and area code of Erode- Erode India?

The country code and area code of Erode- Erode, India is 91, (0)424.


How does gravity erode?

it pulls down items that erode it...


When was Erode Nagaraj born?

Erode Nagaraj was born in 1970.


Which means to wear away slowly erode or explode?

erode


What are things that erode weathered rock?

things that erode weathered rock


Sbi erode branch?

manager mail id - erode branch