4 ways to reduce your plastic use

As part of the 2019 Social Good Summit on Sept. 22, Mashable is tackling the climate change problem head on, highlighting the progress the world needs, and celebrating the experts making change happen.

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From grocery store bags to disposable water bottles to Tupperware, plastic is everywhere. In part, that’s because it’s convenient. 

But that convenience comes at a price. Plastic pollution can take generations to decompose. Every year, 8 million metric tons of plastic finds its way into the ocean, according to a 2016 report by the World Economic Forum, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and McKinsey & Company. As National Geographic reports, about 700 species of marine animals eat or become ensnared by plastic.  Read more…

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