Entressen, France, November 26 2004: Polluted fields caused by strong winds near a dumping groundPhotograph: Sipa Press/Rex FeaturesIstres, France, December 7 2004: Fences in Marseilles collapsed after the Mistral blew in, resulting in tons of plastic bags littering the townPhotograph: Marc Rebuttini/CorbisA green sea turtle swims near a plastic bag. Turtles often mistake plastic bags for their normal prey of jellyfish, with deadly resultsPhotograph: Norbert Wu/Getty
Egypt, August 1 2007: Fish swim near a plastic bag along a coral reef off the coast of the Red Sea resort town of Naama BayPhotograph: Mike Nelson/EPALos Angeles, US, February 27 2008: Thousands of plastic bags are left hanging on trees in the Los Angeles river channel after being washed by rains from streets and storm drains Photograph: David McNew/GettyMogadishu, Somalia, February 9 2005: A woman in front of a rubbish dumpPhotograph: Simon Maina/AFPGuangdong, China, March 15 2007: Plastic waste clogs streams and waterwaysPhotograph: Sinopix/Rex FeaturesBeijing, China, January 9 2008: Chinese women buy vegetables with plastic bags at a food market. The Chinese government has announced a nationwide ban on stores distributing free plastic bags from June 1Photograph: Feng Li/Getty
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