Plastic pollution’s deadly ticking clock – a dire emergency for people and the planet
The predicted rise in plastic pollution spilling into the environment constitutes a planetary emergency, EIA's latest report warns
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The predicted rise in plastic pollution spilling into the environment constitutes a planetary emergency, EIA's latest report warns
The 88 member countries of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) have been urged to adopt a new 50-Year Vision to save whales, dolphins and porpoises from extinction in the face of increasing ocean threats
In May this year, the cargo ship X-Press Pearl spilt 1,680 tonnes of plastic pellets, 9,700 tonnes of other plastics and other toxic chemicals off the East coast of Sri Lanka
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To date, humans have produced a staggering 10 billion tonnes of plastics – much of which is polluting the natural environment and is likely to continue to do so for hundreds if not thousands of years
Humans have to date produced a staggering 10 billion tonnes of plastic – of which about six billion tonnes is now plastic waste in landfill sites or polluting the open environment.