Wheat straws: China's biodegradable alternative to plastic

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As we get a clearer idea of just how dangerous plastic pollution is for the environment, the race is on to find ecological replacements for everyday plastic objects, especially those which will be used only once. China is the world''s largest polluter but has begun to introduce wheat straws instead.

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