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Earth Day 2024: Planet Vs. Plastic
Born in 1970‚ Earth Day has evolved into one of the largest civic events of all time. When we observe the 54th Earth Day on April 22‚ the health and safety of the planet couldn’t be timelier‚ especially when it comes to dealing with the proliferation of plastic.
Over the past 60 years‚ around eight billion tons of plastic has been produced‚ according to a recent study in the journal Science Advances — 90.5 per cent of which has not been recycled. As a result‚ this year’s Earth...