Choose the options that best complete the passage.
SINGLE-USE PLASTIC
Single-use plastic products are items ___(1)________ are used once and ___(2)________ after that. These products are mostly used in packaging and service industries and include candy wrappers, straws, and shopping bags. ___(3)________ single-use plastic was invented in the middle of the 19th century, it didn’t become popular ___(4)________ the 1970s. About 8 billion metric tons of plastic have been produced and most of this goes into packaging. However, 90% of all plastic ___(5)________ recycled, and most of this ___(6)________ in the environment. Plastic doesn’t break down, and that means we are accumulating waste at an alarming ___(7)________. In sunlight, plastic turns into smaller and smaller pieces known as microplastics. It’s very hard ___(8)________ these small fragments which ___(9)________ by animals and end up in our bodies. It has been warned that these microplastics are dangerous for wildlife and ___(10)________ human health.