{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"103226","title":"A world full of plastic ... not fantastic","body":"When\u0026nbsp;Timothy Long\u2019s kids were growing up, he never let them toss their gum out the window, explaining that the gum would still be there for many years to come. Many think it is a bio-based material, but a majority of mass-produced gum contains plastic. 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