Plastic contamination is a terrible issue—the oceans are flooded with plastic waste, which causes it to enter our food chain.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Wendy Altschuler is a seasoned travel and adventure writer and author. Plastic is big business and a big threat to our environment ...

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I know, know: you’re reading my headline with horror and shock, clutching your vacuum-insulated water bottle, shuddering with rage that one would even dare suggest that plastic water bottles could be ...