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The plastic bottle you threw in the trash today will continue to exist until<\/h2><\/div>
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The construction of a plastic bag takes about one second, its use 15 minutes and its disintegration time<\/p>\n<\/div>

from 10 to 1000 years<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Air pollution contributes to 7 million deaths a year, while climate-related diseases can cost about<\/p>\n<\/div>

250,000 lives each year<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Scientists estimate that more than half of the world’s population may swallow and discard plastic.<\/h2><\/div>
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Plastic was found in fish, turtles and whales and now, inside us. They seem to be literally everywhere.<\/h3><\/div>
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The glass bottle takes<\/span> 1.000.000<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/span> years to dissolve<\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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A lettuce or a burger, buried in plastic, takes 30 to 70 years to dissolve, and if it were with other organic elements, it would not take more than a few weeks.<\/h3><\/div>
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Surely this can change if you want it.<\/span> RECYCLE<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/h3><\/div>
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