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Heather Burt bicycles to Langara College, where she teaches literature and writing. Her novel <a href="http://amzn.to/2CLt0mE">Adam's Peak</a> (Dundurn Press, 2007) was shortlisted for the 2008 BC Book Prizes.

Plastics

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Leah Payne is a writer, author, and editor based in Vancouver, BC. She is the author of <a href="https://www.orcabook.com/Get-Outside-P7924">Get Outside!</a> and <a href="https://www.orcabook.com/Less-Is-More">Less is More</a>. (Headshot credit: Notting Hill Photography). 
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It’s easy to think that plastic is plastic, but the truth is that there are so many types and they behave in different ways. What’s a nonchemist to do? Read this plastics primer, for starters!

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Our addiction to plastics has big consequences

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Stephanie R. Kinnon is a Vancouver-based freelance writer. Her work has appeared in Reader's Digest, Chatelaine Magazine, Her Sports, Northwest Runner, the Georgia Straight, Business in Vancouver, and IMPACT magazine.

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Joe Skelton is a Langley, BC-based writer who writes about natural health and environmental issues.

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Dan Deresh is a freelance journalist with experience working in a plastics recycling plant in Langley, BC.

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Plastics

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The Truth About Plastics

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Plastic in Our Oceans

Plastic Pros and Cons

Plastic Paradox

Plastic Baby Bottles

Plastics: Life After the Blue Box

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Health Hazards of Plastic