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World Service,2 mins

'Plastic soup' pollution around Australia

Newsday

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The oceans around Australia have been described as 'plastic soup' because of the amount of rubbish in the water. To find out more about the problem and how it could be tackled Newsday heard from Heidi Taylor. She's the managing director of Tangaroa Blue Foundation, an Australian marine environment charity, and also runs the government-sponsored 'Australian Marine Debris Initiative'. (Pic: Plastic debris on the shore, Credit: 5Gyres Institute/Plastic Soup Foundation)

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