by Madie Ratke
Published 2 years ago
Updated 2 years ago
Plastic is one of the most persistent pollutants on Earth. It's made to last - and it does, often for 400 years or more. And at every step in its lifecycle, even long after it has been discarded, plastic creates greenhouse gas emissions that are contributing to the warming of our world.
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· How plastics contribute to climate change. They generate heat-trapping gases at every stage of their life cycle. In 2015, Texas A&M graduate student Christine Figgener …