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Part 1: What If Plastic Was Never Invented?

Geography Is Everything

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Plastics Are Bad or Plastics Don't Go Away?

Many plastics can take thousands or tens of thousands of years to degrade. A big problem with plastics is that you get something that's plastic, you use it once, and you get rid of it later. The disposability became a really big issue in the 1960s. And I think we've constantly heard about over the years of like scientists figuring out what micro-organisms can devour and decompose plastics. There's some hope there.

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