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Plastic is Ruining My Life, Ok, Just My Ego

August 7, 2014
Vancouver Aquarium
It was the end of the month and I felt dejected. There was just no way to completely avoid plastics. I had made a promise to myself to curb my single-use plastic consumption for the month of July as a person...

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