On the recordJune 8, 2021
It is now estimated that each of us, because of how microplastics now permeate our air, water and food, eat the equivalent, or consume the equivalent of a credit card's worth of plastic every week.
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Merkley discusses the alarming consumption of microplastics by individuals.
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