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Danish environmental campaigner Merijn Tinga has windsurfed up the Thames to return plastic bottles from the UK which he found in Sweden ~enviro pollution plastics recycling Article 10 votes
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Australian governments impose recycling rules after the packaging industry fails on waste ~enviro recycling plastics Article 615 words 7 votes
The little-known unintended consequence of recycling plastics ~enviro recycling plastics Article 955 words 15 votes
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Single-use plastic waste is getting phased out in California under a sweeping new law ~enviro pollution plastics.single use Article 23 votes
India bans single-use plastic to combat pollution ~enviro pollution plastics.single use Article 13 votes
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Scientists discover a new method to break down plastics in less time ~enviro plastics recycling Article 9 votes
From high-protein food to plastics and fuel, Swedish scientists are attempting to tap seaweed's huge potential ~science biology.marine chemistry.bio Article 1464 words 8 votes
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