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    The document discusses the lifecycle of plastic from its origins in oil and gas to its various ends, most of which are problematic. It notes plastic has 7 lifecycles, is made from oil and gas, and its production is driven more by supply than demand. Much plastic waste from developed countries ends up in landfills or is shipped abroad. Incineration releases toxic smoke and ash, and only 14% of plastic packaging is recycled.

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    The document discusses the lifecycle of plastic from its origins in oil and gas to its various ends, most of which are problematic. It notes plastic has 7 lifecycles, is made from oil and gas, and its production is driven more by supply than demand. Much plastic waste from developed countries ends up in landfills or is shipped abroad. Incineration releases toxic smoke and ash, and only 14% of plastic packaging is recycled.

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    The document discusses the lifecycle of plastic from its origins in oil and gas to its various ends, most of which are problematic. It notes plastic has 7 lifecycles, is made from oil and gas, and its production is driven more by supply than demand. Much plastic waste from developed countries ends up in landfills or is shipped abroad. Incineration releases toxic smoke and ash, and only 14% of plastic packaging is recycled.

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    The story of Plastic

    1. How many lifecycles does a plastic have?

    ______7____

    2. What is plastic made of?

    ___Oil and fracked natural gas________________

    3. Plastic isn’t driven by the ____demand for it_______ but by the _______supply______

    4. Countries in the _______global north____________ are shipping their own plastic waste into
    these countries too.

    5. How many percent do plastic ends up in the landfills?

    a. 13%
    b. 25%
    c. 40%
    d. 35%

    6. Incineration process is harmful because it produces ________toxic smoke____________ and


    _______fly ash__________

    7. How many percent do plastic packaging gets recycled?

    14%

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