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Plastic war has its cups and downs in South Korea's cafes

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Customers enjoying their beverages in mugs at a cafe in Seoul on Aug 31, 2018.

ST PHOTO: CHANG MAY CHOON

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SEOUL - Enter any cafe in South Korea and and you will be served drinks in mugs, glasses or paper cups.
Gone are disposable plastic cups, which the government has banned from use inside cafes as part of its ongoing war against plastic.
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