• People vilify plastic. they should use it better instead

  • May 5 2025
  • Length: 22 mins
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People vilify plastic. they should use it better instead

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  • Many people view plastic as an environmental disaster that blights landscapes and chokes marine life. Our correspondent argues that instead we need to better understand this miracle material. To make prison work, governments need to have better strategies for managing inmates’ release (10:04). And could saying sorry harm your career (16:16)?


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