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Good Sorts: The woman who has quit plastic after a New Year's resolution

July 21, 2019

Sue Britton, who was born in England, made the change over two years ago after making a New Year’s resolution.

Tonight's Good Sort made a New Year's resolution two and a half years ago and unlike the rest of us, she's kept it up.

It wasn't to stop drinking or lose weight, Sue Britton decided to do something even more life altering, quit plastic.

Hadyn Jones went to see how difficult life is without it.

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