Kusukela maphakathi nekhulu lama-20, imikhiqizo yepulasitiki isiyinto ebaluleke kakhulu empilweni yesimanje ngenxa yezinzuzo zayo ezihlukile zokusebenza. Lezi zici ziboniswa ngokuyinhloko kulezi zici ezilandelayo:
Okokuqala, imikhiqizo yepulasitiki ilula futhi inamandla kakhulu. Uma kuqhathaniswa nezinto zendabuko ezifana nensimbi nokhuni, amapulasitiki anesisindo esiphansi futhi ngenxa yalokho alula, nokho ngezinqubo ezihlukahlukene zokuhlanganiswa, angafinyelela amazinga aphezulu wamandla nokuqina, okuwenza afanelekele ukusetshenziswa ekupakishweni, ukwakhiwa, ukukhiqizwa kwezimoto, neminye imikhakha. Isibonelo, i-polyethylene (PE) ne-polypropylene (PP) zivame ukusetshenziselwa ukwenza iziqukathi ezingasindi neziqinile kanye nezidingo zansuku zonke.
Okwesibili, imikhiqizo yepulasitiki iyakwazi ukugqwala kakhulu-imelana nokuhlaselwa ngamakhemikhali ahlukahlukene, okuhlanganisa ama-asidi, ama-alkali, nosawoti. Ngenxa yalokho, asetshenziswa kabanzi embonini yamakhemikhali neyezokwelapha. Isibonelo, i-polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE, evame ukwaziwa ngokuthi "i-Teflon") ivamise ukusetshenziswa-ekuhlanganiseni okungeyona into yokunamathela ku-cookware kanye nempahla yaselabhorethri ngenxa yokuqina kwayo okuhle kakhulu kwamakhemikhali.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, imikhiqizo yepulasitiki inikezela ngokucubungula okuguquguqukayo futhi ithambile kakhulu. Ngezinqubo ezinjengokubumba umjovo, ukubumba igalelo, kanye nokukhishwa kwepulasitiki, amapulasitiki angakhiwa abe imikhiqizo yomumo nobukhulu obuhlukahlukene ukuze ahlangabezane nezidingo zezimboni ezihlukahlukene. Kusukela ezingxenyeni ze-elekthronikhi ezinembayo ukuya{2}}kumasistimu amapayipi amakhulu, amapulasitiki anikeza izixazululo ezisebenza kahle.
Amapulastiki abuye abe nezindawo ezinhle kakhulu zokuvikela ukushisa, okuwenza abe yimpahla ebalulekile ezimbonini zikagesi neze-elekthronikhi. Isibonelo, i-polyvinyl chloride (PVC) ne-polycarbonate (PC) zivame ukusetshenziswa ekwakhiweni kwezintambo nezintambo kanye nasezimbotsheni zokuvikela zemikhiqizo kagesi.
Kodwa-ke, amapulasitiki aphinde alethe izinselelo zemvelo ngenxa yokumelana kwawo nokucekelwa phansi, futhi inani elikhulu lamapulasitiki alahliwe abangela{0}}izingozi zesikhathi eside zemvelo. Ngakho-ke, amapulasitiki abolayo kanye nobuchwepheshe bokugaywa kabusha kuseqhulwini ocwaningweni.
Sekukonke, amapulasitiki, anesisindo esingasindi, aqinile, futhi{0}}okulula{1}ukucubungula izici zawo, adlala indima ebalulekile emphakathini wanamuhla. Kodwa-ke, izinselelo zabo zemvelo kufanele zixazululwe ngokusungula izinto ezintsha zobuchwepheshe kanye nokusetshenziswa okunengqondo.
