Plastic. We're now drowning in a new problem, but plastic and its impact on sanitation (particularly medical sanitation, like disposable needles, which then su

Plastic. We're now drowning in a new problem, but plastic and its impact on sanitation (particularly medical sanitation, like disposable needles, which then supports vaccinations) has dramatically improved life quality and length. Losing a child to disease before the age of five is no longer a universal human experience, portrayed in the Robert Frost poem below. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/53086/home-burial https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/53086/home-burial