The article notes that, "Timber rots, cement crumbles, metal corrodes: plastics are there for ever. By 2050 there could be 12 billion tonnes in the world’s landfills;" and that much of these plastic polymers end up in the ocean. You can read the article by clicking on the link below.
Plastics Leave Permanent Indestructible Legacy
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| Stomach contents of an albatross chick photographed in the Pacific in 2009. Image: By Chris Jordan (via US Fish & Wildlife Service HQ) |
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