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China announces a new ban on single-use plastics

As one of the world’s biggest users of plastic, China recently unveiled a major plan to phase out single-use plastics across the country.

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The end of the plastic bag?

The plastic shopping bag is a major shopping convenience, but it’s also a major environmental blight, and some countries, like Australia and China, plan to phase out the use of the bags completely

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