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According to professor and author Jeffery L. Meikle, plastic was invented as a substitute for natural materials such as ivory and tortoise shell. The first form of plastic was called celluloid, derived from plant fibers. Over time, natural oil became the main ingredient in modern plastics. Polyurethane plastic, the kind most commonly found in plastic bags, does not decompose well, creating a pollution problem that could last thousands of years.
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Plastics are in every item we purchase, from combs and clothes to small parts of larger objects, like radio knobs in our cars. Plastics are everywhere, including natural habitats they doesn't belong in. Society is finally beginning to realize the destructive nature of plastic and our wasteful consumerist ways. Measures are being taken on both a large and individual scale to make a better future that is not suffocated with plastic.
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WHAT WE'VE DONE
As a team, we pledged to go plastic bag free for one month. Here's how it went.
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