Here’s a harsh truth: we’re in the middle of a single use plastic epidemic. Every year, one trillion bags are used, and then promptly discarded, and so begins the 100+ year wait for plastics to break down in the natural environment. Rebecca Yardley has designed a degradable polymer.

If you are concerned about the environment, listen here to Not Your Grandma’s Plastic.

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