Why do some plastics get yellow over time?

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So I recently found my childhood SNES and it has turned yellow. I’ve seen this happen to a lot of consoles online and I know how to remove the yellowing, I’m just wondering why and how it happens?

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It’s an accumulation of dust, and in homes a large amount out airborne dust are dry skin particles.

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