stackyFACTSDespite meticulously sorting your household trash into colorful bins, a shockingly large percentage of global plastic is far too contaminated to reuse. Vast amounts of supposedly eco-friendly waste are simply loaded onto ships and ultimately incinerated in massive, highly polluting outdoor fires anyway.
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