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Bubble wrap is fun...and frightening!

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Each year, enough wrap is made to wrap around the earth 10 times! We're not kidding (see #32 in this article)! Hopefully there are more alternatives coming soon. We've seen progress with "packing peanuts" already, for example. Plasternatives items get shipped with a more earth-friendly alternative to packing peanuts. Try us! Source: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/74288/7-snappy-facts-about-bubble-wrap

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Plastic facts

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Choose Plasternatives! Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2018/05/plastics-facts-infographics-ocean-pollution/#close

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Female-led research team innovates

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Here's an inspiring effort to prevent plastic pollution.   Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/projects/plastic/

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Plastic bans throughout the U.S. are complex

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Let's simplify things by choosing plastic-free whenever possible. Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/08/map-shows-the-complicated-landscape-of-plastic-bans/

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90.5% of plastic waste not recycled

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Let's choose earth-friendly and plastic-free first!   Source: https://www.statslife.org.uk/news/4026-statistics-of-the-year-2018-winners-announced

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