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Plastic production is booming. The culprits hiding behind it? Fossil fuels.

Elsa Monteith

As the landscape of the plastics industry develops to our detriment, we must seize the opportunity to hold this major polluter accountable.

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Elsa Monteith
Aug 22, 2022

Image © Keesnan

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Elsa Monteith

Writer, Driftime

Writing from the sunny shores of Brighton in the UK, Elsa Monteith lends her hand to words with purpose and impact, working with a selection of like-minded organizations with a shared interest in planet, people, and progress.

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