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How Corporations Convinced America that Litter is Our Fault
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How Corporations Convinced America that Litter is Our Fault

The "Keep America Beautiful" campaign urged Americans to pick up their trash—so that companies could keep producing it.

Current Affairs

January 23, 202612m 47s

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The "Keep America Beautiful" campaign urged Americans to pick up their trash—so that companies could keep producing it.

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