It takes upwards of 1000 years for plastic to decompose. This means every plastic bottle, straw and container that has been thrown away is still intact and somewhere on Earth. The plastic problem is affecting every part of the planet, from the very top of Mount Everest to the bottom of the Marianas trench.
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