Plastic pollution

China to ban bags and other single-use plastic

Schools to stop using 400,000 plastic milk bottles

Asda trials refills at 'sustainability store'

Why is it so hard to recycle child car seats?

Plastic packaging ban 'could harm environment'

Car owners could be fined for roadside litter

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Calls to do more to cut plastic bag use

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Seal pup dies after getting neck caught in net

Wales 'could lead' curb in 3G pitch plastic pollution

'Most' Christmas jumpers contain plastic

Why plastic waste is a big problem for crabs

Half a million crabs killed by plastic, study says

Seal photo 'highlights impact of marine litter'

Whale dies with 100kg 'litter ball' in its stomach

A family's tips for a plastic-free Christmas

The surprising fate of plastic in old fridges

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