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What If Earth's Plastic Suddenly Disappeared?
Out of all the plastic we use on Earth, only 10% is recycled. The rest ends up in landfills, incinerators, or our oceans. It's estimated that 1 to 8 million tons of plastic enter our oceans yearly, harming marine life, damaging ecosystems, and introducing microplastics into our food chain. If plastic disappeared tomorrow, would it save the planet or destroy modern civilization as we know it?
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