Question

Question

Why is it a problem that plastics are not biodegradable, when other materials like metals are also not biodegradable?(1 point)
Responses

Plastics have been chemically altered from natural resources and cannot be restored.
Plastics have been chemically altered from natural resources and cannot be restored.

Metals can at least be recycled and used more than once.
Metals can at least be recycled and used more than once.

Plastics are more of a problem because they float in water, but metals sink.
Plastics are more of a problem because they float in water, but metals sink.

Metals can be broken down by corrosion.

Answer 1

Metals can be broken down by corrosion, while plastics cannot be broken down naturally.

Answer 2

The answer is Plastics have been chemically altered from natural resources and cannot be restored i think

Answer 3

Yes, you are correct. Plastics have been chemically altered from natural resources and cannot be restored, unlike metals which can be recycled and used again. This is why the fact that plastics are not biodegradable is a problem.