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      Plastic, a product for the future in 1955 | CBC.ca Loaded

      Plastic, a product for the future in 1955

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      Duration 9:11

      Plastic, a product for the future in 1955

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      • Duration 9:11

      CBC Newsmagazine viewers learn about the manufacture and use of three extraordinary plastics in Canada.

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