Latest News About Plastic pollution crisis

Ongoing risks from discarded plastics persist, with estimates that over 50% of plastic is used once, while global recycling remains around 9%, hundreds of millions of tonnes of mismanaged plastic enter oceans yearly. The ocean contains trillions of plastic pieces, discarded fishing gear contributes hundreds of thousands of whale and dolphin deaths each year, studies report increasing microplastics in human blood, Continued production could see plastic emissions rival emissions from hundreds of coal plants by 2040, emphasizing urgent policy and consumer responses.