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A photo by Peter Stackpole, staged to illustrate an article on ‘Throwaway Living’ for LIFE Magazine

Video. Scottish exhibition explores the past, present and future of plastic

Updated: 14/11/2022 - 10:50 GMT+1

A new exhibition at the V&A Dundee traces the 150-year history of plastic and examines the future of the once popular but now controversial material.

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