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by Carol Flake, The Texas Tribune
May 30, 2017
Plastic items make up 85 percent of the waste stream in the U.S. — and they’re being dumped into waterways and oceans, breaking into toxin-absorbing micro-particles that enter the food chain. (Los Angeles Times)
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