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11 paź 2024 · Plastic pollution, harmful accumulation of synthetic plastic products in the environment. Plastics are persistent large-scale pollutants, and plastic debris (such as bottles, straws, containers, and plastic wrap) and particulates have been found in many environmental niches, from Mount Everest to the bottom of the sea.
Plastic pollution is caused by the widespread use of plastic, especially single-use plastic, and its inability to decompose in nature. Learn how plastic enters the environment through various pathways and ends up in the oceans.
25 kwi 2023 · Plastic pollution is a global crisis that affects wildlife, climate and human health. Learn about the sources, effects and actions to reduce plastic waste, and support the UN's efforts to end plastic pollution by 2024.
23 wrz 2024 · Learn how plastic production, use, and disposal have created a global crisis, affecting wildlife, oceans, and human health. Find out how plastic moves around the world, breaks down into microplastics, and what can be done to stop it.
More and more waste plastic is ending up in our oceans. How big is the problem and why is plastic such a threat?
Every year 19-23 million tonnes of plastic waste leaks into aquatic ecosystems, polluting lakes, rivers and seas. Plastic pollution can alter habitats and natural processes, reducing ecosystems’ ability to adapt to climate change, directly affecting millions of people’s livelihoods, food production capabilities and social well-being.
On this page, you can find all of our data, visualizations, and writing on plastic pollution. You can also find a summary of this material in our slide deck. Plastic production has more than doubled in the last two decades. Around 0.5% of plastic waste ends up in the ocean.
