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Rhiannon12866

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Tue Aug 5, 2025, 02:00 AM Aug 5

Plastic pollution responsible for at least $1.5 trillion a year in health costs, study finds - CBS News [View all]



A new report published in the medical journal The Lancet finds that plastic pollution is costing the world at least $1.5 trillion a year in health-related bills. Dr. Philip Landrigan, one of the authors of the report, joins CBS News to explain the findings. - Aired on 08/04/2025.
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