Blackthorn and plastic waste

Credit: DAVID WOODFALL IMAGES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Caption: Blackthorn and plastic waste. Flowering blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) plant with plastic waste wrapped round it. This is an example of human litter polluting the countryside. Many plastic items are non-biodegradable and can harm the environment, and animals and plants that eat them or get tangled in them.

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