Europe looks for ways to end plastic pollution

Plastic straws in Berlin, Germany

Plastic straws in Berlin, Germany Source: AAP

Europe is looking at a ban on many common plastic items in a bid to reduce the amount of litter ending up in its waterways and oceans.


It follows China's decision to stop importing waste for recycling, and is expected to save more than 30-billion-Australian-dollars' worth of environmental damages.


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