The Story of Plastic

Your shoes are made of plastic. Here’s why.

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  • The Story of Plastic
Your shoes are made of plastic. Here’s why.
Your shoes are made of plastic. Here’s why.

Can medical care exist without plastic?

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  • The Story of Plastic
Can medical care exist without plastic?
Can medical care exist without plastic?

Tires: The plastic polluter you never thought about

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  • The Story of Plastic
Tires: The plastic polluter you never thought about
Tires: The plastic polluter you never thought about

How tampons and pads became so unsustainable

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  • The Story of Plastic
How tampons and pads became so unsustainable
How tampons and pads became so unsustainable

How the plastic bottle went from miracle container to hated garbage

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How the plastic bottle went from miracle container to hated garbage
How the plastic bottle went from miracle container to hated garbage

Cigarette butts are toxic plastic pollution. Should they be banned?

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  • The Story of Plastic
Cigarette butts are toxic plastic pollution. Should they be banned?
Cigarette butts are toxic plastic pollution. Should they be banned?

This common plastic packaging is a recycling nightmare

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This common plastic packaging is a recycling nightmare
This common plastic packaging is a recycling nightmare

The sticky problem of plastic wrap

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The sticky problem of plastic wrap
The sticky problem of plastic wrap

Why carrying your own fork and spoon helps solve the plastic crisis

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Why carrying your own fork and spoon helps solve the plastic crisis
Why carrying your own fork and spoon helps solve the plastic crisis

How your toothbrush became a part of the plastic crisis

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  • The Story of Plastic
How your toothbrush became a part of the plastic crisis
How your toothbrush became a part of the plastic crisis
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