Stop microwaving plastic — here’s why

University of California NewsJuly 11, 2024News
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably picked up on a growing anxiety around plastic pollution. Plastics and the long-lasting chemicals they’re made of are accumulating in our oceans, leaching into our farm fields and piling up in landfills. Plastic is floating in the air and falling from the sky. It’s also turning up in remote, isolated caves … so even if you have been living under a rock, you might have cause for concern.