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The People Among the Plastic: Excess in the Anthropocene

Anthropocene is when human activity started profoundly impacting our planet. Inconvenient truths pile up in some of Indonesia's poorest communities, where "plastic farmers" can barely make ends meet. Explore the negative effects mass consumption has on our environment and how it can be minimized.

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