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    • Discarded plastic bottle caught against wood in a stream.
    Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Published 30 October 2017 Size: 3.1 MB Referencing Hub media

    New Zealanders use and discard approximately 20,000 tonnes of PET plastic each year. Some of it ends up as rubbish in our waterways and beaches.

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