Researchers assessed ocean plastic trends from 1979 to 2019 and observed a rapid increase in pollution marine plastic. According to the authors of the study, this spread would be caused by the industry, which does not recycle or design its products for recyclability.
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“The exponential increase in microplastics in the world’s oceans is a stark warning that we must act now on a global scale, stop focusing on cleaning and recycling and usher in an era of corporate responsibility for the whole life of the things they do,” Marcus Eriksen, co-founder of the institute, told the British newspaper The Guardian*.
“Cleanup is futile if we continue to produce plastic at the current rate, and we have heard about recycling for far too long while the plastics industry simultaneously rejects any commitment to purchasing recycled material or designing for recyclability. It’s time to solve the plastic problem at the source.”
Scientists estimate that at least 170 trillion plastic particles are present in the oceans, with a combined weight of around 2 million tons. 😨 Without immediate global action on plastic production, the study says, the rate of plastic entering aquatic environments is expected to increase approximately 2,6 times from 2016 to 2040(🇬🇧).
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It is worth remembering that member states of the United Nations (UN) will meet in May to continue negotiations on a plastics treaty, with the aim of developing and adopting a legally binding instrument on plastics. plastic pollutiona.
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