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		Polylactic_acid on Jan 12, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ocean cleaning device succeeds in removing plastic... And then it breaks down in to smaller bits that the fish can eat and die.

Retric on Jan 12, 2020 [–]

No, you’re describing what happens during the break down process. Afterwards it’s not plastic.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4802224/

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