Plastic bottles become marine waste after short period of use: survey

Amid a worsening maritime debris problem along Taiwan's coastline, research has revealed that waste plastic bottles -- one of the main types of ocean garbage -- are washing up in coastal areas within just 23 days of leaving the bottling line.

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