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While providing convenience to consumers, they have also caused serious pollution, and waste of energy and resources, because of excessive use and inadequate recycling,&quot; the State Council, China&#8217;s cabinet, was reported as saying.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The ultra-thin bags are the main source of &#8216;white&#8217; pollution as they can easily get broken and end up as litter &#8230; we should encourage people to return to carrying cloth bags, using baskets for their vegetables.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>See<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/News\/World\/article\/291993\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> full story<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China will ban the production of ultra-thin plastic bags from June 1 this year, the State Council announced on Tuesday, curbing litter and saving valuable 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