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Discarded plastic bottle

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.

Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato

Published: 30 October 2017Size: 3.09 MB

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