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In the 1967 film The Graduate<\/em>, a businessman offers career advice to a young Dustin Hoffman with a single word: \u201cPlastics.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the time, plastics were the future. Since then, as production has exploded worldwide, scientists have found plastic pollution everywhere from Arctic ecosystems to human breast milk.<\/p>\n

Read more These Bay Area Renters Are Cutting Fossil Fuels From Their Homes and Commutes<\/a><\/p>\n

With global production projected to triple in the next 25 years, California is attempting something no state has done before: requiring producers to dramatically reduce plastic packaging and take responsibility for the waste they create.<\/p>\n

Read more Becerra Defies Doubters, Surges in California Governor\u2019s Race<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Read more How You Can (Mostly) Cut Using Fossil Fuels as a Renter in the Bay Area<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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