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Plastics Pt. 1: The History of Plastics

Plastics Pt. 1: The History of Plastics

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Ever wondered where modern plastics came from? Or how they infiltrated every aspect of our lives? Listen and wonder no more.

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Sources:

  • https://plasticoceans.org/the-facts/#:~:text=We%20are%20producing%20over%20380,at%20least%20several%20hundred%20years.

  • https://theoceancleanup.com/great-pacific-garbage-patch/#:~:text=ESTIMATION%20OF%20SIZE,times%20the%20size%20of%20France.&text=To%20formulate%20this%20number%2C%20the,elaborate%20sampling%20method%20ever%20coordinated.

  • https://ourworldindata.org/plastic-pollution

  • https://www.statista.com/statistics/282732/global-production-of-plastics-since-1950/

  • https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/tupperware-plastics/

  • https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/chemistry/age-plastic-parkesine-pollution

  • https://www.sciencehistory.org/education/classroom-activities/role-playing-games/case-of-plastics/history-and-future-of-plastics/

  • https://youtu.be/9GMbRG9CZJw?si=E1leT9GSchbBkLTn

  • https://www.ciel.org/news/fossil-fuel-and-chemical-industries-at-inc-3/

  • https://www.huffpost.com/entry/vintage-ads-plastic_n_5cdb1768e4b01e9bd3540ffa

  • https://repurpose.global/blog/post/how-plastic-lobbying-can-be-a-powerful-tool-for-corporations

  • https://www.ciel.org/news/fossil-fuel-and-chemical-industries-at-inc-3/

    • https://time.com/6284266/pfas-forever-chemicals-manufacturers-kept-secret/
    • https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10237242/

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