Plastic bottles harm human health at every stage of their life cycle

Grist
By Joseph WintersMay 23, 2023, 10:15 am275 pts
In 1973, a DuPont engineer named Nathaniel Wyeth patented the PET plastic bottle — an innovative and durable alternative to glass. Since then, production has skyrocketed to more than half a trillion bottles per year, driven by beverage companies like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Nestlé. It’s no secret that…

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