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Can Agriculture Kick Its Plastic Addiction?

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These synthetic polymer products have often been used to help boost yields up to 60 percent and make water and pesticide use more efficient. As contamination rose, crop yields fell by 15 percent. Rodale has even designed an add-on device for tractors, making the blueprint publicly available.) plastics policy.