839: Saabira Chaudhuri: Consumed: Throwaway Plastic Has Corrupted Us

This Sustainable Life by Joshua Spodek

Oct 7, 202548:34Health

Reading Saabira's New York Times piece Throwaway Plastic Has Corrupted Us told me she saw more about plastic and its effect on our culture than most. A quote from it: "The social costs of our addiction to disposable plas...

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