No, plastic is not a renewable resource. Plastics are primarily derived from fossil fuels, such as oil and natural gas, which are non-renewable resources. The production of plastic involves extracting these fossil fuels, refining them, and then polymerizing them into various types of plastic materials.
Additionally, once plastic is produced, it can take hundreds of years to decompose, which contributes to environmental pollution and waste issues. While there are some advancements in biodegradable plastics and efforts to recycle existing plastics, these do not change the fundamental nature of traditional plastics as non-renewable resources. The key takeaway is that the typical plastics we encounter in our daily lives are made from resources that cannot be replenished on a human timescale, making them unsustainable in the long run.