Plastic-Wrapped Earth

nrdc:

Woah. Humans have made enough plastic to coat the Earth entirely in cellophane, according to new study. 

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More than 300 million tonnes of plastic is manufactured every year. And we currently recycle only 14 percent of plastic packaging. Plastic is turning up just about everywhere on the planet from Arctic waters to the ocean floor, and even in the food chain. Plastic has been found inside the tiny zooplankton that’s eaten by some of our favorite seafood

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