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Sustainability
Are Ocean Plastics Creating an Ecosystem That Should Be Preserved?Are Ocean Plastics Creating an Ecosystem That Should Be Preserved?

One researcher opposes ocean cleanup efforts because they have the potential to destroy an “entire ecosystem that we do not understand and that we may never be able to restore.”

byJohn Spevacek
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California Senator Drafts Bill Requiring Tethered Caps for Plastic BottlesCalifornia Senator Drafts Bill Requiring Tethered Caps for Plastic Bottles
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For the Plastics Industry, the Past May Be PrologueFor the Plastics Industry, the Past May Be Prologue
byGeoff Giordano
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