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According to the United Nation Environment Programme, people produce 400 million tonnes of plastic waste every year, polluting water supplies.
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Leigh Cuen, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
This month saw Spain's biggest drugs bust ever, said The Gibraltar Chronicle, when police in Algeciras seized an incredible 13 tonnes of cocaine stashed in a consignment of bananas from Ecuador – the new nerve centre of drug trafficking in Latin America.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 24 Nov. 2024
Atletico Madrid made a financial contribution equal to the value of the 55 tonnes of material their fans collected, to be distributed in affected areas.
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Turkey kicked off the central bank buying spree in 2022 by purchasing 148 tonnes of gold.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
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Leigh Cuen, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
This month saw Spain's biggest drugs bust ever, said The Gibraltar Chronicle, when police in Algeciras seized an incredible 13 tonnes of cocaine stashed in a consignment of bananas from Ecuador – the new nerve centre of drug trafficking in Latin America.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 24 Nov. 2024
Atletico Madrid made a financial contribution equal to the value of the 55 tonnes of material their fans collected, to be distributed in affected areas.
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Turkey kicked off the central bank buying spree in 2022 by purchasing 148 tonnes of gold.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Tonne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonne. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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