One Plastic Bag

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Author
Miranda Paul
Publisher
Macmillan (US)

One Plastic Bag

Miranda Paul

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    Synopsis

    Plastic bags are cheap and easy to use. But what happens when a bag breaks or is no longer needed? In Njau, Gambia, people simply dropped the bags and went on their way. One plastic bag became two. Then ten. Then a hundred.
    Miranda Paul
    About the author

    Miranda Paul

    Miranda Paul has written everything from articles on gardening to poems about the life cycle of a butterfly. She lives a short drive from the shoreline in Green Bay, Wisconsin, with her husband, children, and two friendly cats who love taking baths.

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