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Plastics FAQ Fact Sheet

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Animals, Bioplastics, Climate Change, Health, History, Lifecycle, Material, Microplastics, Ocean Pollution, Oceans, Plastic Pollution, Plastic Production, Recycling, Single-Use Plastic, Solutions

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Plastic waste is everywhere. It has been found floating on the sea surface, washing up on the world’s most remote coastlines, melting out of Arctic sea ice and sitting at the deepest point of the ocean floor nearly 7 miles beneath the surface.

Check out this Plastics FAQ Fact Sheet for answers to questions about plastic and its history, production, use, impacts, and alternatives!

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