Drinks bottles now biggest plastic menace for waterways - report

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Plastic bags only one per cent of plastic in freshwater after sustained efforts to reduce their use

Plastic bottles, the detritus of our throwaway water and soft drinks habits, are the most prevalent form of plastic pollution in European waterways, according to a new report. Food wrappers, including...

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