There’s Even Plastic in Clouds

Source: https://nautil.us/theres-even-plastic-in-clouds-489634/

Author: Katharine Gammon

On the top of Mount Everest, in the Mariana Trench, in the human placenta, and babies’ feces: Plastics are everywhere. They are built to last, and last they do: A plastic bag can endure for 20 years in the environment, and a disposable diaper, soiled or not, up to 200.