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Closed Ban plastic fishing nets as they make 46% of the plastic waste in the ocean.

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Recently in the uk and across the globe, plastic straws are being banned from many restraunts. But did you know that that straws make up under 1% of ocean waste, but fishing nets make up a huge 46%. So instead of discriminating special needs people who need straws to drink ban fishing nets!

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