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Scientific estimates say that standard polyethylene can take 500 years to photodegrade (meaning they degrade when exposed to UV light, as they cannot biodegrade). Conservative estimates go up to 1,000 years for such plastic pollution to disappear. Ars Electronica, Flickr

Bagging it: what’s working in the fight against plastic pollution

Which bans, fines and alternatives are successfully curbing plastic bag use in efforts to fight global plastic pollution.

 

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