Plastics: Durable, Diverse, and Indestructible
Clip: Season 47 Episode 18 | 7m 52sVideo has Closed Captions
Processing can turn the same plastic into very different products.
Through a series of lab experiments, "Beyond the Elements" host David Pogue learns that there are tens of thousands of grades of plastics, each tailored for a specific purpose. What do we do with them when their job is finished?
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Plastics: Durable, Diverse, and Indestructible
Clip: Season 47 Episode 18 | 7m 52sVideo has Closed Captions
Through a series of lab experiments, "Beyond the Elements" host David Pogue learns that there are tens of thousands of grades of plastics, each tailored for a specific purpose. What do we do with them when their job is finished?
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Beyond the Elements: Indestructible Preview
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Discover the fascinating chemistry that makes our world and everything in it—including us. (30s)
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National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the NOVA Science Trust, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS viewers.