Plastic has a half-life of a million years. Wash and reuse plastic food storage bags.
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Way to Save #145: Reuse Plastic
Plastic has a half-life of a million years. Wash and reuse plastic food storage bags. Disclosure: The information you read here is always objective. However, we sometimes receive compensation when you click links within our stories.
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