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Team:Washington/Plastics
From 2012.igem.org
Background
Plastics play an integral role in the modern world. Due to their relatively low cost of production, they serve to promote the development of industry and lower the cost of consumer goods but perhaps the largest advantage to using plastics is their convenience. Even though plastics are attractive materials to use because of their durability, that same characteristic makes plastic slow to degrade. However, spite of these characteristics, plastics are often used in packaging and other products that are are commonly considered to be "disposable." For example, the test tubes and pipet tips used in lab. Regardless of efforts to promote recycling, an ever-increasing amount of plastic is making its way to the ocean where it is slowly degrading and releasing toxins that poison the wildlife. (http://coastalcare.org/2009/11/plastic-pollution/)
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