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Waste

Plastic

Most plastic is made almost entirely from oil which takes hundreds of years to degrade in landfill or produces toxic smoke from incinerators. Companies should stop over-packaging items and reduce the amount of plastic they use. The government should ensure we recycle plastic waste.

 

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