Did you know that the need for synthetic plastic arose because of an ecological crisis? Ironic, isn't it? Elephants and turtles were at risk of extinction because of man's search for ivory and shell. Inventors around the world wanted to tackle this economic and environmental problem. And this led to the invention of parksign, the first manufactured plastic in the world. It but how did plastic become so famous? And why is it so difficult for people to get rid of this manmade poison?