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> Is it far fetched to think that plastic is one of the most damaging inventions of the 20th century?

Well, given the vast range of utility and the fact that plastics have been in use for over 3000 years, probably (both the word “plastics” as a label for them and fully synthetic plastics are early 20th century inventions, though.)




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