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Issue #31: It's a Plastic World

Plastics Graduate to Green
"In the Sixties, plastics stood for everything divorced from nature, but these days the material is literally coming down to earth. New containers and packaging made from corn-based plastics can be composted—though at very high temperatures, not in your kitchen bin. Still, it's a hopeful alternative when 100 billion plastic bags are tossed out each year and 1.5 million tons of petroleum-based plastic are made into bottles annually worldwide. Read More

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