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Plastic has polluted the
and been a
to wildlife for decades. Environmentalists have pleaded with us to cut the
of plastic we use or switch to biodegradable
. There may be a
. Scientists have made a biodegradable
. This means the
of plastic bags, cups, straws, etc. that we throw away each day could be "compostable" - they could break down like organic
. The scientists are from the University of California. They have invented a plastic that could break down within a
weeks, rather than
, using just heat and water.
