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Introduction
History
Pros and
Cons
Effects on
the
Environm
ent
Health
Effects
Laws and
Regulatio
ns
Initiative
s
History
Introduction to
Plastics
Uses of Plastics
What is Plastic?
Plastics mainly used by humans
are primarily man-made. Plastics
are monomers that are linked
together to form synthetic organic
polymers
Pros
Benefit
s
Econo
my
Workfor
ce
Hospit
als
Daily
Life
Cons
Environmen
tal
Degradatio
n
Health Risk
Recycling
5%-9%
Human
consumpti
on
Littering
https://
Dumping
into
ocean
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Toxins
Ecosyste Injury,
m
Illness
Degradati and Death
on
Initiatives
Corporate Initiatives
LUSH Cosmetics
Bionic Jeans
Conclusion
Questions?
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