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Resources on Plastics in the Environment (June 2022): Websites

By Margaret Manion

Websites

“Facts and Figures about Materials, Waste and Recycling.” Environmental Protection Agency.
https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling.

“A Guide to Plastic in the Ocean.” National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/hazards/marinedebris/plastics-in-the-ocean.html.

“Leo Hendrick Baekland and the Invention of Bakelite.” American Chemical Society.

https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/bakelite.html.

“Macromolecular Products.” Carnegie Mellon University. 2009.
https://www.cmu.edu/gelfand/lgc-educational-media/polymers/index.html.

Our World in Data. https://ourworldindata.org.

Plastics Make It Possible. https://www.plasticsmakeitpossible.com/.