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what percentage of the 600 tons of garbage disposed in the anacoistia was plastic bags?

Percentage by weight isn't necessarily the relevant measure, though it's been said that plastic bags are the single biggest type of pollution. The question is whether they are particularly bad--say, worse than cardboard boxes. They don't break down as quickly, obviously. Do they strangle birds en masse? Do they leach carcinogenic toxins that cause male frogs to turn into females? Etc, etc...

by oboe on May 4, 2011 3:21 pm • link • report

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