its a plastic world
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The World Is Weighing a Paris Agreement for Plastic Pollution — But the U.S. Isn’t On Board
Plastic pollution is a global crisis, and countries in the United Nations are considering an international treaty to take on the issue. But the biggest perpetrators seem uninterested in addressing the problem.
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Babies Are Drinking 1.6 Million Pieces of Microplastic From Their Bottles Every Day
There’s mountains of evidence that people are eating plastic — a credit card’s worth per week, according to one study. I assumed this was something that affected only full-grown humans, but a new study shows that may not be the case. Infants are also at risk of consuming a massive amount of microplastic.
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We Still Have a Shot to Save Ourselves From Plastic Doom
The world is on track to triple the amount of plastic we dump into the ocean in just two decades. But if civic and business leaders get their shit together to curb the global plastics crisis, we could reduce that rate by 80 per cent, according to two new reports on Thursday.
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Plastics Could Mark The Start Of A Geological Era
Take a look into the geological record, and you might just find… plastic?