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No because crude oil does get to the surface so there are bugs that destroy it.

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Q: Are plastics from crude oil biodegradable?
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Why is crude oil bad to make plastics?

It's not that what they make plastics with.


Are plastics made from crude oil sustainable?

some are


Is oil one of plastic's components?

Many plastics are derived from crude oil.


What plastc made out of?

All plastics are a by product of crude oil.


Necessary to develop plastics that are not made from crude oil?

Yes, developing plastics from alternative sources like plant-based materials can reduce the dependence on crude oil, which is a non-renewable resource. It can also help minimize environmental impact by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting a more sustainable approach to plastic production. Research into biodegradable plastics can further address the issue of plastic waste and pollution.


What natural resources are plastics paints and gasoline made?

Crude oil.


Why are some plastic materials made of crude oil sustainable?

Plastics can be recycled over and over, whether they are made from crude fossil fuel oil, or renewable vegetable oil. So in this sense they are sustainable. The earth has a limited supply of crude oil, but when that runs out there will still be some fossil fuel plastics to be recycled.


Is it possible for plastics to be biodegradable?

Yes plastics are biodegradable,but be sure to notice on the box, some companies claim their product is biodegradable but they haven't tested it for 100 years or so. Also some plastics are not biodegradable


What is the same about all the compounds in crude oil?

Either Hydrocarbons, monomers,plastics or polymers


What natural resource are plastics paints paints and gasoline made from?

Crude oil.


How do you use Bioledradable in a sentence?

Biodegradable plastics decay faster than non-biodegradable plastics.


How are biodegradable plastics made and what are the problems with them?

- Some plastics made from starch are biodegradable- Another bio-oxodegradable plastics contain a catalyst ( as iron oxide) which improve the degradation in contact with oxygen.Generally biodegradable plastics are as foils not containers.