According to a US study, plastic products emit a variety of greenhouse gases through sunlight, which is harmful to the environment.
Researchers at the University of Hawaii tested compounds such as polycarbonate, acrylic, polyethylene, and polyester synthetic fibers, which are commonly used in the production of plastics such as shopping bags and building materials. The experiment lasted for 212 days. The results showed that these compounds degraded in sunlight. Release a variety of greenhouse gases such as methane and ethylene.
Previous research has never considered plastics as a source of greenhouse gases.
According to the researchers, the 'most prolific' of the compounds that release methane and ethylene is polyethylene. It is commonly used in plastic shopping bags and is the world's most synthetic and abandoned synthetic polymer.