plastic
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If plastic gets stuck on their bodies, it can dig into their skin as they grow.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
In the small town of Maniabandha, a two-hour drive from Bhubaneswar, patients wait on plastic chairs.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
In other words, the growth 20 years ago was largely coming from getting people to ditch their cash and checks for plastic.
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
It will take about a year before we see the tips of the trees sprouting through the plastic tubes, however, it will be at least 100 years before the trees are properly grown.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Actual garbage goes back in the plastic bag, and we lay the postcard pieces on a flat patch of dirt.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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