U.S. Is World’s Biggest Producer of Plastic Waste, Report Finds

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesDec 3, 2021, 10:00 am265 pts
The United States is the world’s leader in the generation of plastic waste, nearly all from fossil fuels, and must develop a plan to curb its destructive impacts on the health of oceans and marine wildlife, concludes a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The first…

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