Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell S06E09 · Plastic Pollution: How Humans Are Turning the World Into Plastic

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Modern life would be impossible without plastic – but we have long since lost control over our invention. Why has plastic turned into a problem and what do we know about its dangers?

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