Plastic you can drink: A solution for pollution?

By Kieron Monks, CNN

Updated 1709 GMT (0109 HKT) January 17, 2017

Garbage dump in Bali, Indonesia. The island has earned a reputation as a tourist paradise but has suffered with high levels of plastic pollution.
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Plastic plague – Garbage dump in Bali, Indonesia. The island has earned a reputation as a tourist paradise but has suffered with high levels of plastic pollution.
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Avani Eco produces four tons of cassava bioplastic a year, which is used to produce a wide range of products including food packaging.
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Ethical consumption – Avani Eco produces four tons of cassava bioplastic a year, which is used to produce a wide range of products including food packaging.
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The material is also used to produce drinking straws.
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Suck it up – The material is also used to produce drinking straws.
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