Plastic bags
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The man who told the world that news should be more optimistic
A meeting with a good news guru - plus all the week’s reasons to be hopefulHowever much we blow our own trumpe…
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Japan wins war on plastic, but shoplifters bag hidden spoils
Charging for plastic bags has led to some customers concealing goods in their reusable bags, supermarket chain…
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From rubbish to rice: the cafe that gives food in exchange for plastic
The Garbage Cafe in Ambikapur, India, is helping to tackle the country’s plastic waste problem – and their nov…
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Plastic, poverty and paradox: experts head to the Ganges to track waste
India’s most sacred river is also its most polluted, with plastic a major culprit. Now moves are afoot to moni…