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           UN: Plastic Accounts for $13B in Damage to Marine Habitat

   by Rosanne Skirble

   It is hard to imagine a world without plastic. Plastic keeps our food
   fresh and protects medicine. It is used in all kinds of consumer
   products, from electronics to fountain pens. But while plastic is a
   $374 billion industry in the United States alone, it also has become a
   major global environmental headache, littering roads and contaminating
   waterways. In this report, VOA's Rosanne Skirble considers the impact
   of plastic on the world's ecosystems, and what to do about it.
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