Plastic materials are not biodegradable. They break down in the environment and eventually become miniscule nanoplastics. (IMAGE)

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Plastic materials are not biodegradable. They break down in the environment and eventually become miniscule nanoplastics.

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Plastic materials are not biodegradable. They break down in the environment and eventually become miniscule nanoplastics.

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Photo by Felicia Spencer for Virginia Tech.

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