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This simple idea could stem the tide of plastic waste

Children float on makeshift raft made of discarded boards and styrofoam as they collect recyclable plastic bottles drifting along the coast of Manila Bay at the slum area in the Baseco Compound in metro Manila, Philippines October 16, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco - RC175D36F700

There have been many suggestions for how to reduce marine debris. Some promote reducing plastic packaging, re-purposing plastic debris], or cleaning beaches. Image: REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

Qamar Schuyler
Britta Hardesty
Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO
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