Swimming - FINA World Championships - Open Water - Lake Lupa, Budapest, Hungary - June 30, 2022 A athlete disposes a cup during the women's 25km final REUTERS/Antonio Bronic 

Disposable coffee cups are piled up as workers from an AFP (Pension Fund Administrators) branch office help their customers to update their personal information to withdraw 10% of his pension savings, to help ease the economic pain wrought by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, after the Chile's Congress gave its approval through a bill, in Santiago, Chile, July 30, 2020. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado 

A man shows disposable cups full of chopped fruit in Mexico City, Mexico, July 26, 2018. Picture taken July 26, 2018. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez. 

Disposable cups are seen in a small restaurant in Managua, Nicaragua July 24, 2018. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera 

One week's worth of plastic waste, used and collected by Audrey Gan's family, is displayed in Singapore, May 22, 2018. "We started being more aware of the waste generated by our household when it was highlighted to us in our Buddhist teachings... that all this plastic waste is harming other beings on Earth," said Audrey. "We try to curb our desire to shop for new and unnecessary items. If we are really craving a drink of bubble tea, we bring our own containers to avoid the plastic cup and straw they come in. I use a cloth diaper for Kyler once he reaches home, but we use at least one disposable a day because we haven't figured out how to avoid leaks with cloth diapers overnight." REUTERS/Feline Lim 

Audrey Gan (C), 31, poses for a portrait with her husband Leow Yee Shiang, 30, and their three-year-old son Kyler in Singapore, May 21, 2018. "We started being more aware of the waste generated by our household when it was highlighted to us in our Buddhist teachings... that all this plastic waste is harming other beings on earth," said Audrey. "We try to curb our desire to shop for new and unnecessary items. If we are really craving for a drink of bubble tea, we bring our own containers to avoid the plastic cup and straw they come in. I use a cloth diaper for Kyler once he reaches home, but we use at least one disposable a day because we haven't figured out how to avoid leaks with cloth diapers overnight." REUTERS/Feline Lim 

A combination photo shows Audrey Gan (C), 31, her husband Leow Yee Shiang, 30, and their three-year-old son Kyler (top) and one week's worth of plastic waste they have collected, in Singapore, May 21, 2018. "We started being more aware of the waste generated by our household when it was highlighted to us in our Buddhist teachings...that all this plastic waste is harming other beings on earth," said Audrey. "We try to curb our desire to shop for new and unnecessary items. If we are really craving for a drink of bubble tea, we bring our own containers to avoid the plastic cup and straw they come in. I use a cloth diaper for Kyler once he reaches home, but we use at least one disposable a day because we haven't figured out how to avoid leaks with cloth diapers overnight." REUTERS/Feline Lim SEARCH "GLOBAL PLASTIC" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A disposable coffee cup is seen in a refuse bag in London, Britain, Britain, January 5, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

Disposable coffee cups are seen in a refuse bag in London, Britain, January 5, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

A commuter carries a disposable coffee cup in London, Britain, January 5, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

A commuter carries a disposable coffee cup in London, Britain, January 5, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

Branding is seen on a disposable cup during a tour of online clothing retailer Yoox Net-A-Porter's Tech Hub premises in White City in London, Britain June 27, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

A new coffee cup recycling point is seen in the City of London, Britain April 3, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall 

A reveller arrives as night falls during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, Britain, June 24, 2015. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

A police helicopter hovers over Equitorial Guinea fans as they throw objects during the 2015 African Cup of Nations semi-final soccer match against Ghana in Malabo, February 5, 2015. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Tags: SPORT SOCCER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A drink and a doughnut are seen at a Dunkin' Donuts location in the Chicago suburb of Niles, Illinois, February 4, 2015. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS FOOD) 

A dustman travels on the back of a refuse lorry in central Curitiba during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, June 21, 2014. In a project called "On The Sidelines" Reuters photographers share pictures showing their own quirky and creative view of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. REUTERS/Darren Staples (BRAZIL - Tags: SPORT SOCCER SOCIETY WORLD CUP) 

Garbage collectors are seen on a garbage truck in Fortaleza June 15, 2014. In a project called 'On The Sidelines' Reuters photographers share pictures showing their own quirky and creative view of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo (BRAZIL - Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP SOCIETY) 

Residents of the Aparecida favela walk along a corridor made of boards near downtown Manaus June 17, 2014. Cameroon and Croatia will play their second 2014 World Cup Group A soccer match on June 18 at the Amazonia arena in Manaus. REUTERS/Andres Stapff (BRAZIL - Tags: CITYSCAPE SOCIETY SOCCER SPORT WORLD CUP)

A man stands beside a cart full of empty beer and soda cans on a street in Fortaleza, June 16, 2014. In a project called 'On The Sidelines' Reuters photographers share pictures showing their own quirky and creative view of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. REUTERS/Mike Blake (BRAZIL - Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP SOCIETY) 

A police officer walks past a painted trash container on a street in Porto Alegre June 16, 2014. In a project called 'On The Sidelines' Reuters photographers share pictures showing their own quirky and creative view of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. REUTERS/Marko Djurica (BRAZIL - Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP SOCIETY) 

Different coloured trash cans are seen in Brasilia June 14, 2014. In a project called 'On the Sidelines' Reuters photographers share pictures showing their own quirky and creative view of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. REUTERS/Paul Hanna (BRAZIL - Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP SOCIETY) 

A garbage collector ducks down at the side of her cart which is laden with recyclable items to be sold in Curitiba June 10, 2014. The Arena Baixada soccer stadium in Curitiba will host the first of four 2014 World Cup matches on June 16. REUTERS/Henry Romero (BRAZIL - Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP SOCIETY)

A goalpost stands in the Independencia neighbourhood of Monterrey June 6, 2014. The 2014 Brazil World Cup opens on June 12 and fans around the globe are gearing up for the big tournament. But soccer lovers are not only preparing to watch the world's best professional players battle it out on the pitch; they are also out there kicking a ball about themselves. Reuters photographers on every continent, in countries from China to the Czech Republic, went out to capture images of soccer goalposts used by players to practise the 'beautiful game'. Picture taken June 6, 2014. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril (MEXICO - Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP SOCIETY)

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Boys play soccer in an open area of a defunct garbage dump site, ahead of the 2014 World Cup, in Manila June 3, 2014. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES - Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP) 

A boy (C) holds a soccer ball, with red tape on it the shape of cross, in front of a Brazilian flag at Santa Luzia slum, where they are living in a protest against the money spent on preparations of the upcoming World Cup, in Brasilia May 30, 2014. The 2014 World Cup will be held in 12 cities in Brazil from June 12 till July 13. REUTERS/Joedson Alves (BRAZIL - Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A girl is stands in Metro slum, near Maracana stadium, in Rio de Janeiro January 9, 2014. Residents of Metro slum are protesting against their eviction from their homes which will be demolished for the construction of a leisure and automotive trade area. The removal of the community, which is near the Maracana stadium is part of the renovation works of the area for the world cup 2014, local media said. REUTERS/ Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: SOCIETY) 

A Scout robot holds a grenade during an anti-terrorism exercise in Rio de Janeiro November 12, 2013. Rio de Janeiro's Police organized the exercise to test out its anti-terrorism capabilities before hosting the World Cup soccer tournament next year and the 2016 Olympic Games. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP OLYMPICS MILITARY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) 

Brazilian police officer, Wellington Cacella, from the anti-bomb squad tests a Scout robot during an anti-terrorism exercise in Rio de Janeiro November 12, 2013. Rio de Janeiro's Police organized the exercise to test out its anti-terrorism capabilities before hosting the World Cup soccer tournament next year and the 2016 Olympic Games. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP OLYMPICS MILITARY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) 

Saidi, a former fisherman, walks as he collects plastic cups for recycling at Pluit lake in Jakarta August 21, 2013. Saidi said that he can collect 20 kilograms of plastic a day and sell that for 14,000 rupiah ($1) per kilogram. REUTERS/Beawiharta (INDONESIA - Tags: SOCIETY POVERTY BUSINESS) 

A woman takes pictures of demonstrators during a protest on the streets near the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro June 30, 2013. Tens of thousands of Brazilians have taken to the streets this month in the biggest protests in 20 years, fuelled by an array of grievances ranging from poor public services to the high cost of World Cup soccer stadiums and corruption. REUTERS/Lunae Parracho (BRAZIL - Tags: SPORT SOCCER CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW) 

A crushed Styrofoam coffee cup lays on the ground in New York, February 15, 2013. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will propose a ban on Styrofoam, the substance commonly used for take-out food containers that is almost impossible to recycle. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS FOOD) 

A municipal agent talks with a suspected crack user near the Manguinhos slum during an operation to install Peacekeeping Unit (UPP) in Rio de Janeiro October 16, 2012. The introduction of the peacekeeping program in the region is part of the effort crack down on crime and ensure the security as the city prepares to host 2014 World Cup soccer matches and the 2016 Olympic Games. According the police, this region had the biggest concentration of crack users in the city. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW SOCIETY POVERTY) 

A Brazilian Navy armoured vehicle patrols the Manguinhos slum during a peacekeeping operation in Rio de Janeiro October 14, 2012. The introduction of the peacekeeping program in the region is part of efforts to crack down on crime and increase security as the city prepares to host the 2014 soccer World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: CRIME LAW MILITARY) 

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A man eats his lunch in the soup kitchen at St. Leo Catholic Church in Detroit December 17, 2011. St. Leo Catholic Church, located in one of the most abandoned pockets of the nation's most depressed city, is operating on life support. Built more than 120 years ago as Detroit was developing into a manufacturing powerhouse, St. Leo is one of the many area churches to have succumbed to a same priest and parishioner shortage that has plagued the Catholic Church in America. Picture taken December 17, 2011. To match Insight DETROIT/CHURCH REUTERS/Mark Blinch (UNITED STATES - Tags: RELIGION FOOD SOCIETY POVERTY) 

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Larry Finklea eats his lunch at the soup kitchen in the basement of the St. Leo Catholic Church in Detroit December 17, 2011. St. Leo Catholic Church, located in one of the most abandoned pockets of the nation's most depressed city, is operating on life support. Built more than 120 years ago as Detroit was developing into a manufacturing powerhouse, St. Leo is one of the many area churches to have succumbed to a same priest and parishioner shortage that has plagued the Catholic Church in America. Picture taken December 17, 2011. To match Insight DETROIT/CHURCH REUTERS/Mark Blinch (UNITED STATES - Tags: RELIGION FOOD SOCIETY POVERTY) 

A spectator leaves the field after the Melbourne Cup at Flemington racecourse in Melbourne November 1, 2011. REUTERS/Brandon Malone (AUSTRALIA - Tags: SPORT HORSE RACING TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Welsh rugby fans react after watching Wales play France in the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, on giant screens at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, October 15, 2011. France held on to reach the World Cup final on Saturday with a dramatic 9-8 victory over a brave Wales team forced to play three quarters of the game with 14 men after their captain Sam Warburton was sent off. REUTERS/Olivia Harris (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT RUGBY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

The "Plastic Bag Monster", a creation by Slovenian artist Miha Artnak, is displayed outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels May 24, 2011. Artnak collected 40,000 used plastic bags and 7,500 used plastic cups to create the "Plastic Bag Monster" artwork, which symbolizes the spread of consumerism and waste segregation, according the the artist's website. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) 

Children use an electric pole for wickets as they play cricket between the railway tracks in Mumbai March 28, 2011. World Cup fever struck India seriously the moment it became apparent that the co-hosts would meet Pakistan in the second semi-final in Mohali this Wednesday. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET SOCIETY) 

Empty disposable cups which were once full of Guinness are seen on Saint Patrick's day at the Cheltenham Festival horse racing meet in Gloucestershire, western England March 17, 2011. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT HORSE RACING ANNIVERSARY) 

A broken England chair lies abandoned after the World Cup soccer match between England and Germany at the Glastonbury Festival 2010 in southwest England June 27, 2010. Glastonbury, one of the largest open-air music festivals, celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP) 

An illegal immigrant boy from Myanmar peers from under his family shelter at a rubbish dump site near Mae Sot December 22, 2009. Despite terrible living conditions and the fear of being sent back to their country, several hundred illegal immigrants from Myanmar live and earn an average of $1 per day collecting plastic at the rubbish dump near the border town of Mae Sot. Myanmar's long-standing political crisis has forced millions of people to cross the border for a better and safer life. The first refugees arrived and set up camps in the Myanmar-Thailand border in 1984. Now, there are over 140,000 refugees in nine official camps along Thailand's western border. Many more are expected to be in unofficial settlements. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (THAILAND - Tags: SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A panhandler begs for money on Fifth Avenue in New York December 8, 2009. At least 20 passers-by gave the woman banknotes during a 20 minute span on Tuesday. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (UNITED STATES SOCIETY) 

An Algerian boy covers his head with a basket to protect himself as he stands near a scanner removed from the damaged main offices of mobile telephone company Djeezy, part of Egyptian telecommunications group Orascom, in Algiers November 16, 2009. A crowd of Algerian football supporters attacked the headquarters of the Algerian subsidiary of Egypt's Orascom Telecom, smashing windows and destroying office equipment, the company said on Monday. FIFA should have postponed Saturday's tense World Cup qualifier between Egypt and Algeria after the visiting team bus was attacked in Cairo, Algeria midfielder Khaled Lemmouchia said. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (ALGERIA SPORT SOCCER CONFLICT POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Soldiers drink coffee as they take a break in El Paraiso, 12 km (7miles) from the border with Nicaragua, July 23, 2009. Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya plans to travel overland on Thursday from the Nicaraguan capital, Managua, to the town of Esteli, en route to small towns near the Honduran border.He declined to say when and where he would ultimately cross over into Honduras, citing security concerns. Asked if he would resist arrest, he said he could not predict what would happen. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido (HONDURAS POLITICS MILITARY) 

New York Mets centerfielder Angel Pagan sits in the dugout after the Mets' loss to the Atlanta Braves in their MLB National League baseball game in Atlanta, Georgia July 19, 2009. REUTERS/Tami Chappell (UNITED STATES SPORT BASEBALL IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

The ground is strewn with paper cups and sponges as athletes run past a refreshment station during the Prague International Marathon in Prague May 10, 2009. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC SPORT ATHLETICS) 

The ground is strewn with paper cups and sponges as athletes run past a refreshment station during the Prague International Marathon in Prague May 10, 2009. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC SPORT ATHLETICS) 

Students jump to get recycled plastic cups formed in the shape of a tree displayed in front of the Cultural Center during a celebration of Earth Day in Manila April 22, 2009. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES SOCIETY) 

A scavenger carries a bag of plastic cups collected from a polluted river at Pluit dam in Jakarta April 20, 2009. REUTERS/Beawiharta (INDONESIA ENVIRONMENT) 

A scavenger collects plastic cups for recycling in a river covered with rubbish near Pluit dam in Jakarta April 20, 2009. REUTERS/Beawiharta (INDONESIA ENVIRONMENT IMAGE OF THE DAY TOP PICTURE) 

An employee prepares a cup of salted coffee inside a cafe in Taipei February 26, 2009. Taiwanese java fans accustomed to pouring sugar into their coffee now have the option of flavouring their brew with another white powder: salt. Taipei's buzzing 85C Bakery Cafe is offering a T$40 ($1.15) drink which melts sea salt into the coffee foam to give a more complex mouthful for customers constantly seeking out the new in the island's competitive coffeehouse market. To match Reuters Life! story TAIWAN-COFFEE/SALT/ REUTERS/Nicky Loh (TAIWAN) 

An Indian reads a book as he learns the Chinese language at Zhong Wen Xue Xiao, the school of Chinese language in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata February 7, 2009. For the first time with the support of the Chinese consulate in Kolkata, a Chinese language school was set up last year followed by a monthly Chini Adda or Chinese Corner in January where both Chinese and non-Chinese people will gather to interact and promote cultural ties. Supported by the consulate, the Chini Adda is the brainchild of Madan Saraf, founder of the school of Chinese language. "We hope to make the monthly gathering into a fortnightly affair. The school we opened is also the first one to have Chinese teachers who would also teach phonetics," says Saraf. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal (INDIA) 

An anti-government demonstrator begs as riot police walk outside Parliament in Bangkok October 7, 2008. Thai riot police clashed with protesters in the capital on Tuesday, injuring 69 people, as campaigners intensified their four-month bid to unseat the government. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND) 

A worker scoops animal feed made from recycled food waste at Agri Gaia System, a waste food recycling company, in Sakura, east of Tokyo, May 30, 2008. With animal feed and fertilizer prices at record highs, Japan's food recycling industry is seeing greater demand than ever before for pellets for pigs and poultry made from recycled leftovers. To match feature JAPAN-FOOD/RECYCLED REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN) 

A mother collects diesel fuel from a leakage in Indonesia's state oil and gas firm oil pipeline in north Jakarta May 22, 2008. Oil galloped to a high above $135 on Thursday, extending this month's near 20 percent rally after a sharp drop in U.S. crude stocks and the weakening U.S. dollar triggered short covering by investors. REUTERS/Beawiharta (INDONESIA) 

Men walk through rubbish in Piccadilly Gardens after the Rangers lost to Zenit St. Petersburg in the UEFA Cup soccer final in central Manchester, northern England May 15, 2008. REUTERS/Nigel Roddis (BRITAIN) 

A street cleaner walks through rubbish in Piccadilly Gardens, after the Rangers lost to Zenith St. Petersburg during their UEFA Cup final in central Manchester, northern England, May 15, 2008. REUTERS/Darren Staples (BRITAIN)