In our everyday life, we constantly come across or use something made of plastic. We pay for products using our plastic credit cards, stir our morning coffee with plastic spoons, and polish plastic bumper covers on our automobiles.
Plastic is everywhere.
The construction industry worldwide uses over a quarter of all the plastics produced. Two types of plastics produced used in building are thermosetting plastic and thermoplastic. This may sound like highly technical stuff, so let me explain. Thermosetting plastic materials harden when they cure. In other words, this type of plastic is in a liquid state until it molded and shaped into many of the products we use today.