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    Green Column: Raising Awareness of Plastic Waste

    Sun, 08/14/2011 - 08:18 EDT - NY Times
    • environment
    • Plastics
    • Water Pollution

    The Plastic Disclosure Project is trying to push the thinking about plastic pollution far beyond beach cleanups with an attempt to change the behavior of big users of plastic.

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