Can humans live without plastic?

Plastic makes life a lot more convenient in many different ways, but it comes at a cost.

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Humans get through an awful lot of plastic. It's used to produce food packaging; it's used in clothing; it's used to make laptops and phones; it's used in hospitals; it's used in cars, including for handles, seatbelts and bumpers - the list goes on. The world relies on this cheap, lightweight, mouldable material. However, although it is cheap to make, plastic comes at a cost. A lot of plastic is thrown away and, according to a study, in the year 2020 alone more than 52 million tonnes of plastic waste entered the environment. There are other problems, too. Producing plastic releases polluting gases, which contribut