very large molecules

made up of monomers

bacteria not decompose back into soil

burried in landfil

burnt

melted down and used again

intermolecular forces weak

hard at high temperature

UV sunlight may aid break down of some of them

intermolecular bonds strong

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royal society of chemistry

difficult

separate out each type of plastic

usually water

hence condensation

1,6-diaminohexane

hexanedioic acid

nylon = polyamide

ethane-1,2-diol

benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid

terylene = polyester