To the Editor:
What will we think of plastic 50 years from now? It will certainly depend on decisions we make now because once it is made, plastic does not go away. Will single-use plastic still be the norm? Will our oceans and waterways be clogged with plastic pollution? Will we have figured out by choice how to limit our consumption of plastic? Or maybe we will be forced to limit our consumption because we did not act earlier. What will recycling look like?
February 17, 2021
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