Friday, September 6, 2019

Scientists warn we are now entering the plastic age

Water bottles, lunch bags and clothing laced with microfibers: welcome to what some are calling the "plastic age." A recent study reports plastic pollution caused by people is so all encompassing it’s deposited itself into our fossil record. Related: But this didn’t occur overnight as contamination has been building since 1945. “Our love of plastic is being left behind in our fossil record,” said Jennifer Brandon, at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/scientists-warn-we-are-now-entering-the-plastic-age
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