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PLASTIC PLANET

Plastic’s fantastic, it’s cheap to manufacture, endlessly versatile and virtually indestructible, but all its advantages are precisely why it has become a global problem. Plastic Free July is dedicated to raising awareness and finding solutions.

Writing in different genres is a great way to engage with the themes of everyday life on all levels, emotionally, imaginatively and intellectually. Whatever your first reaction to the idea of Plastic Free July, see whether writing in this way softens and develops your thinking. Free-range writing

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