UN decrees ocean plastic a 'planetary crisis'
Nations around the world agree resolution to ban plastic waste entering oceans
Nations from around the world have agreed a new UN resolution to halt the tide of ocean plastic that scientists warn is poisoning global waters. The agreement acknowledges the urgent need to curb the...
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