B737-800
Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor
Flight Crew Diverted; Flight Crew Landed As Precaution; General Declared Emergency
Aircraft
We took [off]; just after rotation at about 1;000 FT; the Captain and I smelled an odor. We were then alerted by the flight attendants of an odor that to them smelled like burning plastic. We leveled off at 2;000 FT; advised ATC and declared an emergency. Diverted to [nearby suitable airport]. Taxied to the gate without incident; no one reported any adverse affect from the flight.
B737-800 First Officer reported flight and cabin crew smelled an unusual odor after takeoff; the crew declared an emergency and diverted to a suitable nearby airport.