The Launch

Sources:

Plastic

• https://www.plasticsmakeitpossible.com/about-plastics/types-of-plastics/professor-plastics-how-many-types-of-plastics-are-there/

• https://sustainablepackaging.org/101-resin-identification-codes/

• https://www.coda-plastics.co.uk/blog/a-guide-to-plastics-and-resin-codes

• https://www.npr.org/series/684530164/the-plastic-tide

• https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2012/01/31/what-happens-to-all-that-plastic/

Plastic Recycling

• https://apps.npr.org/plastics-recycling/

• https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/more-recycling-wont-solve-plastic-pollution/

• https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/g804/recycling-symbols-plastics-460321/

• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/03/should-we-burn-plastic-waste/

• https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2012/01/31/what-happens-to-all-that-plastic/

Plastic Pollution and Degradation

• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2017/07/plastic-produced-recycling-waste-ocean-trash-debris-environment/#close

• https://www.wwf.org.au/news/blogs/the-lifecycle-of-plastics

• https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/everyday-myths/how-long-does-it-take-for-plastics-to-biodegrade.htm

• https://www.npr.org/series/684530164/the-plastic-tide

Microplastics

• https://phys.org/news/2020-10-fish-microplastics-die-younger.html

• https://archive.thinkprogress.org/zooplankton-are-eating-plastic-and-thats-bad-news-for-ocean-life-dbe31be8ae2b/

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIvHrC_mS_M

• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222987/

• https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/sya-bpa/index.cfm

• https://www.news-medical.net/health/Bisphenol-A-%28BPA%29-Health-Effects.aspx

• https://www.hormone.org/your-health-and-hormones/endocrine-disrupting-chemicals-edcs

• https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/no-guarantees-studies-shed-new-light-edc-potential-bpa-bps/