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Lessons about microplastics

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Krithiga Narayanan
December 8, 2023

Children in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu are learning about microplastic pollution. The NGO WasteLess is teaching students in some 200 schools how they can help safeguard the oceans. The Sea Change program is also designed to be fun.

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