Let’s Talk Climate Change: Plastics and Recycling

• • Plastic grocery bags: 10 to 20 years

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So yeah, these plastics hang around on the earth for a long time. And even if they dissolve, they turn into microplastics, which end up leaching into our waterways, food, and ultimately, into our bodies.

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