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Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Washington State Bans Single-Use Foam That Breaks up and Pollutes Waterways for Orcas and Salmon

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Washington State Bans Single-Use Foam That Breaks up and Pollutes Waterways for Orcas and Salmon

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Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Made from tiny hollow beads of different plastics that are extremely friable, polystyrene is arguably the most contaminating form of plastic

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I thought that these were banned in the 90s already. Or was that some other type of foam container?

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