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Our world today, the one that we have constructed, feels as if it runs on plastic. It is a building block in our bags, our bottles, clothing, toys, the list could go on and on. Plastic has become so prevalent that it’s almost impossible to escape.

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SOURCES:
unep.org/resources/report/drowning-plastics-marine-litter-and-plastic-waste-vital-graphics
britannica.com/science/plastic
bbc.com/news/magazine-27442625
scientificamerican.com/article/a-brief-history-of-plastic-world-conquest
livescience.com/plastic-eating-bacteria
sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/chemistry/age-plastic-parkesine-pollution
cas.org/resources/cas-insights/sustainability/can-plastic-eating-super-enzymes-solve-our-destructive
researchgate.net/publication/358944900_Microbial_Consortiums_of_Putative_Degraders_of_Low-Density_Polyethylene-Associated_Compounds_in_the_Ocean
science.org/content/article/these-tiny-microbes-are-munching-away-plastic-waste-ocean
science.org/content/article/could-plastic-eating-microbes-take-bite-out-recycling-problem

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