Plastic Poisoning of a Generation Tracy Himes, Verde Mom Jan 9, 2011 Jan 9, 2011 Updated Mar 19, 2019 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save I am a card-carrying member of the “Plastic Generation” and not very proud of it.kAmx 92G6 >256 2? 677@CE E@ C65F46 A=2DE:4 FD6[ 3FE DE:== 4@?D:56C >JD6=7 :? ?665 @7 2 “56E@I”] s2:=J FD6 :?4=F56Di D9@H6C 4FCE2:?[ 4@D>6E:4 4@?E2:?6CD 2?5 3CFD96D[ =F?493@I6D[ 7@@5 2?5 5C:?< 4@?E2:?6CD 2?5 4@@<:?8 FE6?D:=D[ 3=:?5D @? 6G6CJ H:?5@H[ <:5’D E@JD[ 5@8 E@JD…J@F 86E E96 A@:?Ei A=2DE:4 :D AC6G2=6?E :? >J =:76 W:E D66>D 2== x’> >:DD:?8 :D E96 3F33=6X]k^AmkAm!=2DE:4 :D 4@?G6?:6?E[ AC24E:42= 2?5 4962A[ D@ :E’D 92C5 E@ =:G6 H:E9@FE] qFE E92E :D >J 8@2=] |J >@E:G2E:@? :D 8F:=E[ 2?5 x 92G6 2? 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