Plastics and the Environment

These researchers are turning plastic bottles into prosthetic limbs

Tourists and local residents disembark a boat coming from nearby Nusa Penida island as plastic trash pollutes the beach in Sanur, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia April 10, 2018. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1DEFD78A90

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