TIME for Kids The Plastic Bag Problem
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TIME for Kids The Plastic Bag Problem
Imagine this: It’s Friday afternoon. You’re at the grocery store picking out snacks for a movie marathon. You head to the checkout counter and get ready to start bagging—and realize there aren’t any plastic bags. And paper bags, if you…
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Plastic pollution, Definition, Sources, Effects, Solutions, & Facts
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TIME for Kids The Plastic Bag Problem
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100+ Plastic in the Ocean Statistics & Facts 2023
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Tackling plastic pollution
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The problem with plastic pollution - National Geographic Kids
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More plastic than fish in the sea by 2050, says Ellen MacArthur, Davos 2016
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The Cotton Tote Crisis - The New York Times
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TIME for Kids The Plastic Bag Problem
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How Do We Clean Up All That Ocean Plastic?
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Lancaster Township single-use plastic bag ban begins
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Ryan featured this week in TIME for Kids!
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Trash or Recycling? Why Plastic Keeps Us Guessing. - The New York Times
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Plastic Pollution
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