Worldwide, less than 10% of the plastic we use gets recycled. Most ends up in landfills and often makes it way out to sea, clogging up our oceans. But we’ve become dependent on plastic. It’s a huge problem, but what if there was a better plastic? The World’s Jason Margolis reports.
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