Until reading the first chapter of Susan Freinkel's new book, you might not realize just how many things in your life are made of plastic, from your gym clothes to your refrigerator. But what does all this new — and sometimes life-saving, or at least life-altering — material mean for how we live our lives? And what are the consequences of a single-use culture? We talk with Freinkel about her new book, "Plastic: A Toxic Love Story" and ask, "paper or plastic?"
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I would like to know what applications plastic are used best in.
Ha...really...for the past several years I have been involved with combatting the use of plastic/poly meat trays by a local market.
I first noticed tiny bits of plastic after unwrapping meat...it is very difficult to see especially with ground meat...
The store has been cooperative to a point in addressing this issue however, the fact that they have been using this type of product means that thousands of people who purchased meat have ingested particles of plastic...
It goes on...as your article mentioned maybe we are all now part plastic!!!
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