In a retrospective review, Jeri Montesano from AllMusic gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars and described it as "a fun record that doesn't need to be taken too seriously".
On the mixed to negative side, Joseph Stannard, in his review for Adventures in Modern Recording, opined The Age of Plastic "sounds like unfinished business, a series of good ideas in need of elaboration" [REF].