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Odds are, you aren¡¯t too far away from something made of plastic: the computer or phone you are reading this on, food storage, the fibers making up your clothes or even the gum you¡¯re chewing.

Plastic manufacturing is relatively new, having taken off in the 1900s. In the decades since, plastic waste has become a global crisis. Small plastic particles called microplastics are abundant in every ecosystem and have been found in plants...