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Wasting waste: we must do better on recycling plastic
Current recycling commitments will only reduce annual plastic flows to the ocean by 7%. That's depressingly low.
Tackling the scourge of plastic in the oceans is a must
Plastic waste has reached catastrophic proportions in the oceans and it is increasing further still.
Some 14 million tons of microplastics cover the seafloor
Nowhere, it seems, is immune from plastic pollution, least of all the oceans.
The Atlantic ocean has been swamped by microplastics
There is an awful lot of tiny microplastic particles in the upper level of the Atlantic ocean.
Seafood contains plenty of microplastics: study
The amount of plastics present varies greatly among species tested with sardines having the highest plastic content.
Plastic waste has skyrocketed during the pandemic, but there is hope
More and more customers in Europe are fully aware of the need for recycling and reusing.