Buildings contain tons of toxic plastic and Big Oil wants to add more

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There s wide consensus that single-use plastics are bad for environmental and human health, which is why eight in 10 Americans support a national policy reducing their use. The fossil fuel industry, in response, is finding new homes for its products less visible than the more obvious plastic bags, bottles, and straws as it plans to double or triple plastic production within 25 years. Cue the built environment, where less visible but equally problematic single-use is happening.

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