Problems of avoidable plastic waste worldwide highlighted

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This file 2008 photo provided by NOAA shows debris in Hanauma Bay, Hawaii. Source: AAP

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British Prime Minister Theresa Mays pledge to be the first generation to leave the environment in what she calls a better place has highlighted the problems posed by plastic waste around the world.

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