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Half a plastic bottle covered in algae growth shown from underneath floating in the sea.

Half a plastic bottle covered in algae growth shown from underneath floating in the sea.

© Unsplash Nariman Mesharrafa

© Unsplash Nariman Mesharrafa

Once hailed as a miracle material, plastic has become a major problem across the world, killing wildlife and invading our own food and water supplies.

This small display in the What on Earth! gallery highlights some of the impacts waste plastic is having on the environment.

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Half a plastic bottle covered in algae growth shown from underneath floating in the sea. — © Unsplash - Nariman Mesharrafa

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