 እንደ ቅሪተ-ነዳጅ ፕላስቲክ ያሉ የተለመዱ ፕላስቲኮች (ፔትሮባዝድ ፖሊመሮችም ይባላሉ) ከፔትሮሊየም ወይም ከተፈጥሮ ጋዝ የሚመነጩ ናቸው ።
Common plastics, such as fossil-fuel plastics (also called petrobased polymers) are derived from petroleum or natural gas.