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WWF: Plastic waste set to soar 20 per cent by 2030

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New study predicts that despite pledges to tackle plastic waste, UK is still on track to throwaway a third more coffee cups by 2030

The 'war on plastic' is yet to make much of a dent in projected plastic waste levels, according to new research from WWF which today warns that based on current trends UK plastic waste could increase by...

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