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. 2023 Mar 21;89(1):23. doi: 10.5334/aogh.4056

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Figure 2.2 Throwaway Living – Disposable items cut down household chores. — Throwaway Living – Disposable items cut down household chores. A family tossing single-use products through the air illustrating how society has turned into a disposable society with throwaway products, New York, NY, July 7 1955 (Life Magazine August 1^st, 1955).

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