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China: Diligent Poodle Collects Bagful of Plastic Bottles in Guangdong

On September 11, 2025, a small poodle named Niuniu was captured on video in Guangdong, China, happily retrieving discarded bottles from the roadside for its owner. With a wagging tail, the diligent dog reportedly collected enough plastic bottles to fill nearly an entire woven bag.

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PFW - Paco Rabanne Outside Arrivals

Ginevra Mavilla wears beige sleeveless turtleneck knitted top with black dots and silver metallic hole, key pendant necklace, teal leather fringed midi skirt with fur inside lining, brown combat boots, peach plastic clear bag Ginevra Mavilla at Paco Rabanne show during the Womenswear Spring Summer 2026 as part of Paris Fashion Week on October 2, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Robin Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW - Paco Rabanne Outside Arrivals

Carla Ginola wears a plastic clear coat with fur collar cuffs and trim, silver combat boots, silver and a gold metallic Rabanne bag Carla Ginola at Paco Rabanne show during the Womenswear Spring Summer 2026 as part of Paris Fashion Week on October 2, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Robin Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW - Paco Rabanne Outside Arrivals

Ginevra Mavilla wears beige sleeveless turtleneck knitted top with black dots and silver metallic hole, key pendant necklace, teal leather fringed midi skirt with fur inside lining, brown combat boots, peach plastic clear bag Ginevra Mavilla at Paco Rabanne show during the Womenswear Spring Summer 2026 as part of Paris Fashion Week on October 2, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Robin Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW - Paco Rabanne Outside Arrivals

Carla Ginola wears a plastic clear coat with fur collar cuffs and trim, silver combat boots, silver and a gold metallic Rabanne bag Carla Ginola at Paco Rabanne show during the Womenswear Spring Summer 2026 as part of Paris Fashion Week on October 2, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Robin Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW - Paco Rabanne Outside Arrivals

Carla Ginola wears a plastic clear coat with fur collar cuffs and trim, silver combat boots, silver and a gold metallic Rabanne bag Carla Ginola at Paco Rabanne show during the Womenswear Spring Summer 2026 as part of Paris Fashion Week on October 2, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Robin Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW - Paco Rabanne Outside Arrivals

Ginevra Mavilla wears beige sleeveless turtleneck knitted top with black dots and silver metallic hole, key pendant necklace, teal leather fringed midi skirt with fur inside lining, brown combat boots, peach plastic clear bag at Paco Rabanne show during the Womenswear Spring Summer 2026 as part of Paris Fashion Week on October 2, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Robin Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Russian drone strike on Kharkiv

The body of a victim of a Russian drone attack lies in a plastic bag outside the destroyed building, Kharkiv, Ukraine, on April 4, 2025 (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Muslims cross Israeli checkpoint for first Friday of Ramadan - Bethlehem

Palestinian man looks for his ID in a plastic bag as Palestinians cross the Bethlehem checkpoint into Jerusalem under the rain to perform the first Friday prayer of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Bethlehem, West Bank, on March 7, 2025. Israel allows women aged 50 and older and men aged 55 and older to attend Friday prayers, subject to security approval. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration Legislative Elections - France

Ballot papers at the bottom of a yellow plastic bag in a polling boothduring the second round of french legislative elections opposing here, Claudie Chretien, NFP (Nouveau Front Populaire) candidate against Marine Hamelet RN (Rassemblement National), in Moissac, France on 7 July 2024.

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Illustration Legislative Elections - France

Ballot papers at the bottom of a yellow plastic bag in a polling boothduring the second round of french legislative elections opposing here, Claudie Chretien, NFP (Nouveau Front Populaire) candidate against Marine Hamelet RN (Rassemblement National), in Moissac, France on 7 July 2024.

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Illustration Legislative Elections - France

Ballot papers at the bottom of a yellow plastic bag in a polling boothduring the second round of french legislative elections opposing here, Claudie Chretien, NFP (Nouveau Front Populaire) candidate against Marine Hamelet RN (Rassemblement National), in Moissac, France on 7 July 2024.

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Illustration Legislative Elections - France

Ballot papers at the bottom of a yellow plastic bag in a polling boothduring the second round of french legislative elections opposing here, Claudie Chretien, NFP (Nouveau Front Populaire) candidate against Marine Hamelet RN (Rassemblement National), in Moissac, France on 7 July 2024.

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Ukrainian trucks blocked at Ukraine-Poland border

LVIV REGION, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 22, 2024 - A driver holds a plastic bag with food as trucks of Ukrainian carriers remain blocked at the Shehyni crossing on the Ukraine-Poland border, Lviv region, western Ukraine.

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Voluntary Blood Donation in Enshi

ENSHI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 1, 2024 - An electronic blood collection scale (microcomputer blood collection controller) is seen in Enshi city, Hubei province, China, February 1, 2024. In order to prevent the blood donated by blood donors from clotting, the anticoagulant in the blood collection bag will be fully mixed with the blood. During the blood collection process, the blood collection bag will be placed on the tray of the electronic blood collection scale. During the blood collection process, the blood will flow into the plastic blood collection bag, and the weighing tray of the electronic blood collection scale placed on the blood bag will sway continuously at a certain Angle and a certain frequency. The anticoagulant is fully mixed with the blood to achieve the purpose of not making the blood clot.

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Voluntary Blood Donation in Enshi

ENSHI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 1, 2024 - Blood collection bags swing on the tray of an electronic blood collection scale (microcomputer blood collection controller) in Enshi, Hubei province, China, February 1, 2024. In order to prevent the blood donated by blood donors from clotting, the anticoagulant in the blood collection bag will be fully mixed with the blood. During the blood collection process, the blood collection bag will be placed on the tray of the electronic blood collection scale. During the blood collection process, the blood will flow into the plastic blood collection bag, and the weighing tray of the electronic blood collection scale placed on the blood bag will sway continuously at a certain Angle and a certain frequency. The anticoagulant is fully mixed with the blood to achieve the purpose of not making the blood clot.

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Voluntary Blood Donation in Enshi

ENSHI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 1, 2024 - Blood collection bags swing on the tray of an electronic blood collection scale (microcomputer blood collection controller) in Enshi, Hubei province, China, February 1, 2024. In order to prevent the blood donated by blood donors from clotting, the anticoagulant in the blood collection bag will be fully mixed with the blood. During the blood collection process, the blood collection bag will be placed on the tray of the electronic blood collection scale. During the blood collection process, the blood will flow into the plastic blood collection bag, and the weighing tray of the electronic blood collection scale placed on the blood bag will sway continuously at a certain Angle and a certain frequency. The anticoagulant is fully mixed with the blood to achieve the purpose of not making the blood clot.

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Farmers Block Golfech Nuclear Power Station - South Western France

On a tractor, a white plastic bag with - For Sale - written on it. Rally and blockades by FNSEA and Jeunes Agriculteurs farmers at Golfech. France, Golfech January 22, 2024. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers Block Golfech Nuclear Power Station - South Western France

On a tractor, a white plastic bag with - For Sale - written on it. Rally and blockades by FNSEA and Jeunes Agriculteurs farmers at Golfech. France, Golfech January 22, 2024. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SOMALIA-MOGADISHU-VOLUNTEERS-BEACH-GARBAGE CLEANING

(231011) -- MOGADISHU, Oct. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Suweydo Mohamed Abdi carries a bag of garbage at Mogadishu's Liido beach in Somalia, Sept. 29, 2023. Somali youth have launched a campaign against the littering of plastic waste on the beaches of the capital, Mogadishu, infusing vitality into marine ecosystems that support livelihoods. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Youth-led campaign in Somalia tackles plastic pollution on beaches, boosts marine ecosystems" (Photo by Hassan Bashi/Xinhua)

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Feeding cats in Donetsk Region

KYIV, UKRAINE - JULY 29, 2023 - Kyiv-based volunteer Tim Zlatkin holds a plastic bag with cat food delivered to a frontline city, Donetsk Region, eastern Ukraine.

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ZAMBIA-LUSAKA-HANDICRAFT-RECYCLED MATERIAL

(230605) -- LUSAKA, June 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 4, 2023 shows Nailess Mtonga holding a doormat she made from used plastic sack bag and discarded pieces of cloth in Lusaka, Zambia. TO GO WITH "Feature: Zambian grandma makes mats, rugs with recycled materials" (Photo by Lillian Banda/Xinhua)

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GHANA-ACCRA-PLASTIC WASTE-RECYCLING

(230421) -- ACCRA, April 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man looks at a bag at a show room of a recycling factory in Accra, Ghana, on April 17, 2023. As the world grapples with the plastic waste menace, a Ghanaian company has developed a simple means of turning this nuisance into valuable products while cleaning up the city. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Ghanaian innovator converts plastic waste into fashionable, useful products

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19th anniv. of nerve gas attack

TOKYO, Japan - Shizue Takahashi (L) prays during a memorial service at Tokyo Metro Co.'s Kasumigaseki station on March 20, 2014, the 19th anniversary of the AUM Shinrikyo cult's deadly sarin nerve gas attack that killed 13 and injured over 6,000 people at subway stations in central Tokyo, including Kasumigaseki. The 13 victims included Takahashi's husband, Kazumasa, who was an official at Kasumigaseki station at the time and died after disposing of a plastic bag containing sarin in liquid form. (Pool photo)

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2nd group of nuclear evacuees briefly return to homes

KAWAUCHI, Japan - An evacuee from the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant arrives at a public facility in Kawauchi, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 12, 2011, for radiation screening after completing a two-hour visit to his or her home in the village within a designated no-entry zone near the nuclear plant, holding a bag of retrieved belongings. A group of around 70 evacuees from the no-go zone briefly returned home the same day to pick up personal belongings. The evacuees were allowed to retrieve items that could be placed in plastic bags measuring 70 centimeters in both length and width. (Sex of the photographed person unknown)

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Nuclear evacuees to return home for 2 hours

KAWAUCHI, Japan - Residents of Kawauchi village, within a 20-kilometer radius of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, arrive at a public facility in the Fukushima Prefecture village on May 10, 2011, to receive protective clothing to shield against radiation before visiting their homes. Around 100 evacuees from the village were allowed to return home for roughly two hours to pick up belongings that can fit into a 70-centimeter by 70 cm plastic bag per household.

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Nuclear evacuees to return home for 2 hours

KAWAUCHI, Japan - Residents of Kawauchi village, within a 20-kilometer radius of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, receive protective suits to shield against radiation and other necessary equipment at a public facility in the Fukushima Prefecture village on May 10, 2011, in preparation for a roughly two-hour visit to their homes. Around 100 evacuees from the village were allowed to briefly return home to pick up belongings that can fit into a 70-centimeter by 70 cm plastic bag per household.

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Aftermath of online cheating

KUSHIRO, Japan - An applicant for an entrance examination held on March 8, 2011, at Kushiro Public University of Economics holds his cellphone in a transparent plastic bag distributed by the university to stem online cheating. Schools in Japan have begun taking tougher measures to prevent cheating at their entrance exams in the wake of the arrest March 3 of a 19-year-old student for allegedly disrupting a university entrance exam in February by soliciting answers online via a cellphone from the exam room.

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Man apparently kills self after questioning over woman's body

MAIZURU, Japan - Kyoto prefectural police officers examine a car in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, on May 18, 2010, in which a 39-year-old man was found dead following questioning over the death of Tsuyuko Uno, whose body was discovered in a plastic bag last month in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture. The man, Uno's adoptive father, apparently killed himself, according to police.

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Supermarkets start charging customers for bags

KYOTO, Japan - A customer puts her purchased items in a plastic checkout bag she paid for at supermarket Jusco Higashiyama Nijo in Kyoto.

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(1)Narita airport holds terror drill

NARITA, Japan - Police officials rescue a passenger in their first terror drill against nuclear, biological and chemical weapons at Narita airport near Tokyo on Jan. 19. The drill involving Chiba prefectural police was based on a scenario in which an unknown liquid had leaked from a plastic bag in the No. 2 terminal of Japan's main international airport in Chiba Prefecture, knocking out nearby passengers.

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-PLASTIC-BAN

(221101) -- SYDNEY, Nov. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman uses a paper shopping bag in a supermarket in Sydney, Australia, Nov. 1, 2022. The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) implemented a further ban on more single-use plastic items from Tuesday, on top of its previous ban on lightweight single-use plastic bags. (Photo by Wang Zelong/Xinhua)

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Poor phone service in war-torn Yemen exacerbates people's plight

STORY: Poor phone service in war-torn Yemen exacerbates people's plight DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:57 LOCATION: HAJJAH, Yemen CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a village 2. various of a Yemeni man 3. various of a village 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SULTAN ALI GERBHI, Local resident 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): YOUSSEF MUSA, Local resident STORYLINE: After the civil war in Yemen destroyed communication towers, residents in Midi district in the northwestern province of Hajjah have to install small cell phone signal boosters up to 10 meters on wooden poles in order to make phone calls. This is how Sultan Jarbhi strengthens his cell phone's signal. After erecting a wooden pole in the yard of his house, the young man put a phone signal booster device in a plastic bag, tied a rope around it, and lifted it high to the top of the pole using a pulley until it picked up the phone network signal. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SULTAN ALI GERBHI, Local resident "In Midi district, we cannot communicate with friend

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RWANDA-KIGALI-PLASTIC BAN

(220808) -- KIGALI, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A vendor packs dried fish with a paper bag at Kimironko market in Kigali, Rwanda, July 14, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Rwanda makes strides in plastic ban" (Photo by Cyril Ndegeya/Xinhua)

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RWANDA-KIGALI-PLASTIC BAN

(220808) -- KIGALI, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A vendor packs dried fish with a paper bag at Kimironko market in Kigali, Rwanda, July 14, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Rwanda makes strides in plastic ban" (Photo by Cyril Ndegeya/Xinhua)

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KASHMIR-SRINAGAR-SINGLE-USE PLASTIC ITEMS-BAN

(220702) -- SRINAGAR, July 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A ragpicker carries a bag containing polythene items in Srinagar, summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, July 1, 2022. The Indian government set up dedicated control rooms and form special enforcement teams to check illegal manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of banned single-use plastic (SUP) items. All states and territories in the country have been asked to set up border checkpoints to stop inter-state movement of any banned SUP items, said an official announcement, which reiterated a complete ban on use of SUP in the country with effect from July 1. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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KASHMIR-SRINAGAR-SINGLE-USE PLASTIC ITEMS-BAN

(220702) -- SRINAGAR, July 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A ragpicker puts polythene items in a sack bag in Srinagar, summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, July 1, 2022. The Indian government set up dedicated control rooms and form special enforcement teams to check illegal manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of banned single-use plastic (SUP) items. All states and territories in the country have been asked to set up border checkpoints to stop inter-state movement of any banned SUP items, said an official announcement, which reiterated a complete ban on use of SUP in the country with effect from July 1. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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KASHMIR-SRINAGAR-SINGLE-USE PLASTIC ITEMS-BAN

(220702) -- SRINAGAR, July 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A ragpicker puts plastic bottles in a sack bag in Srinagar, summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, July 1, 2022. The Indian government set up dedicated control rooms and form special enforcement teams to check illegal manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of banned single-use plastic (SUP) items. All states and territories in the country have been asked to set up border checkpoints to stop inter-state movement of any banned SUP items, said an official announcement, which reiterated a complete ban on use of SUP in the country with effect from July 1. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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KASHMIR-SRINAGAR-SINGLE-USE PLASTIC ITEMS-BAN

(220702) -- SRINAGAR, July 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man carries food with a polythene bag in Srinagar, summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, July 1, 2022. The Indian government set up dedicated control rooms and form special enforcement teams to check illegal manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of banned single-use plastic (SUP) items. All states and territories in the country have been asked to set up border checkpoints to stop inter-state movement of any banned SUP items, said an official announcement, which reiterated a complete ban on use of SUP in the country with effect from July 1. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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Pakistan's ban on plastic bags supported by local businessmen

STORY: Pakistan's ban on plastic bags supported by local businessmen DATELINE: March 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:15 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the plastic bag ban billboards and paper bags in market 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZAFAR BAKHTAWARI, Local businessman 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZARTAJ GUL, Pakistani Minister of State for Climate Change 4. various of plastic bags STORYLINE: Pakistan's ban on plastic bags, which started in 2019 in its capital city of Islamabad, has received growing support from local businessmen. The ban is part of the country's "Clean and Green" campaign. Zafar Bakhtawari, a businessman who owns a chain of departmental stores all over the city, is an active advocate of the policy. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZAFAR BAKHTAWARI, Local businessman "This is a good initiative and this has been taken. This will bring a good name to Pakistan and to the people of Pakistan. So as a Pakistani and as a patriotic Pakistani and as a businessman, I welcome t

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PAKISTAN-PESHAWAR-WEATHER-RAIN

(220109) -- PESHAWAR, Jan. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man wraps himself with a plastic bag as he pushes his cart in the rain in Peshawar, Pakistan, Jan. 8, 2022. As Pakistan is going through its first spell of heavy rainfall and snow of the new year, the country has reported more than 41 deaths with hundreds of people displaced and many houses damaged, Pakistani officials said on Saturday. Over 40 people have been killed and dozens of others injured in various incidents related to heavy downpours and extremely cold weather since Friday, Nouman-ul-Haq, an official from the National Disaster Management Authority, told Xinhua. (Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua)

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Cyber Fashion

Cyber fashion vivi. Cyber fashion is a styling like futuristic and SF that uses materials such as metal, plastic, vinyl, and rubber. It also uses a lot of metallic colors such as silver, gold, fluorescent colors, and glossy neon colors. Cyber fashion, which adds elements of comics, anime, and game characters, is an original Japanese fashion.(Ms.SiSeN) October 19, 2018 , Harajuku Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Cyber Fashion

Cyber fashion vivi. Cyber fashion is a styling like futuristic and SF that uses materials such as metal, plastic, vinyl, and rubber. It also uses a lot of metallic colors such as silver, gold, fluorescent colors, and glossy neon colors. Cyber fashion, which adds elements of comics, anime, and game characters, is an original Japanese fashion.(Ms.SiSeN) October 19, 2018 , Harajuku Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Cyber Fashion

Cyber fashion vivi. Cyber fashion is a styling like futuristic and SF that uses materials such as metal, plastic, vinyl, and rubber. It also uses a lot of metallic colors such as silver, gold, fluorescent colors, and glossy neon colors. Cyber fashion, which adds elements of comics, anime, and game characters, is an original Japanese fashion.(Ms.SiSeN) October 19, 2018 , Harajuku Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Cyber Fashion

Cyber fashion vivi. Cyber fashion is a styling like futuristic and SF that uses materials such as metal, plastic, vinyl, and rubber. It also uses a lot of metallic colors such as silver, gold, fluorescent colors, and glossy neon colors. Cyber fashion, which adds elements of comics, anime, and game characters, is an original Japanese fashion.(Ms.SiSeN) October 19, 2018 , Harajuku Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Cyber Fashion

Cyber fashion vivi. Cyber fashion is a styling like futuristic and SF that uses materials such as metal, plastic, vinyl, and rubber. It also uses a lot of metallic colors such as silver, gold, fluorescent colors, and glossy neon colors. Cyber fashion, which adds elements of comics, anime, and game characters, is an original Japanese fashion.(Ms.SiSeN) October 19, 2018 , Harajuku Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Cyber Fashion

Cyber fashion vivi. Cyber fashion is a styling like futuristic and SF that uses materials such as metal, plastic, vinyl, and rubber. It also uses a lot of metallic colors such as silver, gold, fluorescent colors, and glossy neon colors. Cyber fashion, which adds elements of comics, anime, and game characters, is an original Japanese fashion.(Ms.SiSeN) October 19, 2018 , Harajuku Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Cyber Fashion

Cyber fashion vivi. Cyber fashion is a styling like futuristic and SF that uses materials such as metal, plastic, vinyl, and rubber. It also uses a lot of metallic colors such as silver, gold, fluorescent colors, and glossy neon colors. Cyber fashion, which adds elements of comics, anime, and game characters, is an original Japanese fashion.(Ms.SiSeN) October 19, 2018 , Harajuku Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Plastic bags made from biomass plastic

7-Eleven 7-Eleven 7-11 7ELEVE Plastic shopping bag Convenience store bag Plastic waste reduction COOL CHOICE BP Biomass plastic Biomass plastic Plant-derived environmental load reduction CO2 reduction

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Ministry of the Environment Ministry of Economy

Original My Bag by Sakana-kun, the Ministry of the Environment's Zero Plastic Waste ambassador. (June 25, 2020, Akasaka Intercity AIR, Minato Ward, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)