Ditch Plastic ! What did you say ? It is everywhere, in everything, it is almost indestructible, it versatile and durable. It is a product of oil. Why ditch it ?
Well, because it is almost indestructible, the vast majority of plastic is not biodegradable, it makes its way down stream and rivers into the ocean, more and more of it, or fills up landfill where it leaches toxins into the soil and water table.
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