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6 dni temu · 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.
23 wrz 2024 · Plastic pollution is the accumulation of discarded plastic products in the environment, which harms wildlife and possibly humans. Learn about the causes, effects, and solutions of this global crisis, and see examples of plastic waste in the oceans and land.
25 kwi 2023 · Plastic pollution is a global crisis that affects wildlife, climate and human health. Learn how plastic is produced, used and disposed, and what actions governments, businesses and individuals can take to end plastic pollution.
Plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic objects and particles (e.g. plastic bottles, bags and microbeads) in the Earth's environment that adversely affects humans, wildlife and their habitat.
Plastic pollution is a global problem. 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 ...
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.
For these reasons and more, an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution was established to develop a legally binding agreement. Negotiations are going into the final round in ...
