Plastics: navigating the maze of dizzying acronyms Plastics are all around us -- from food packaging and drinking bottles to the insulation in our homes. - PET - Also representing five percent of ...

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Plastics only began to be produced in large quantities following the second world war – but plastic pollution has since become one of the most serious threats humanity faces. By 2015, 60% of all ...

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You see photos of plastic pollution in the ocean, but it can be hard to connect that to the plastic you're buying and using every day. Here are three ways the plastic you throw away can end up in the ...