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How will we deal with all of the world’s rubbish?
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31st October 2017
This photo went viral this week - shocking images of a blanket of plastic waste engulfing large sections of the sea near an idyllic Caribbean island.
Shocking: Entire “sea of plastic” in the #Caribbean. Compelling evidence that this #environmental destruction must stop. via @Strange_Sounds pic.twitter.com/VSx6osnIDx
— Strange Sounds (@Strange_Sounds) October 30, 2017
Yet more compelling evidence that we must do more to reduce usage of products that cannot be recycled/reused. This short video from BBC World looks at four ways in which we can deal with the problem.
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