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Call for UK ban on single-use vapes as more than 5m discarded each week (www.theguardian.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 42 points 2 years ago (1 children)

straws aren't even the problem. The largest source of plastic in the ocean is fishing nets and discarded fishing equipment.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

The interesting question becomes where these are coming from and why. Which countries?

Straws may not be the problem, but I remember straws being washed up all over the beach.