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It details how plastic packaging and single-use items drive global waste, clog waterways, harm animals, and release toxic chemicals when burned. The guide covers micro-plastics entering the food chain and chemical exposure from products, then evaluates recycling limits and regulations such as bans and levies. It ends with practical prompts for designing campaigns at school, community, or government level.","The Problem with Plastic  \nMissionAssist  \nEnglish Environment  \nThe Problem with Plastic  \nThank you for using MissionAssist Shell Books  \nWhere an asterisk (*) appears in the text, the word after it is likely to have local variations and you should change it to suit your own particular setting.  \nInstead of using personal names, we have used *M1, *M2 or *F1, *F2 etc to show male or female characters. 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Please delete these notes before printing  \nEnglish  \nUnited States  \nCopyright © 2021, MissionAssist  \n[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)[ ](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)You are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors,  \nillustrators, etc.  \nCopyright © 2021 MissionAssist  \nIt uses material from Footsteps  \n99 the literary publication of  \nTear Fund with kind permission  \nIllustrations by MissionAssist  \nThis edition published in the United Kingdom in 2021 by MissionAssist Copyright © 2021 MissionAssist  \nPermission is granted for non-profit reproduction and other use of the  \nMissionAssist materials.  \nThis is one of a series of Shell Books produced by MissionAssist  \nPO Box 257  \nEvesham  \nWR11 9AW  \nUnited Kingdom  \nThe Problem with Plastic  \nPlastic is an amazing material. 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