Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Globally, about two million plastic bags are used per minute with an average total time use of 12 minutes, and about a million plastic bottles are purchased each minute. Only about 9% of plastic ...
Plastic pollution in the ocean is a type of marine pollution by plastics, ranging in size from large original material such as bottles and bags, down to microplastics formed from the fragmentation of plastic material. Marine debris is mainly discarded human rubbish which floats on, or is suspended in the ocean.
The largest ocean-based source of plastic pollution is discarded fishing gear (including traps and nets), estimated to be up to 90% of plastic debris in some areas. [56] [57] Continental plastic litter enters the ocean largely through storm-water runoff, flowing into watercourses or directly discharged into coastal waters. [58]
Higher amounts of plastic ended up in the ocean, especially plastic from medical waste and masks. [26] [27] Several news reports point to a plastic industry trying to take advantage of the health concerns and desire for disposable masks and packaging to increase production of single use plastic. [28] [29] [30] [31]
BUSAN, South Korea (Reuters) -Countries negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic pollution failed to reach agreement on Monday with over 100 nations wanting to cap production while a handful of ...
Cartoon Network HD+ - with Tamil audio feed; Chithiram TV - part of Kalaignar TV (P) Ltd. Chutti TV - part of Sun TV Network; Discovery Kids - with Tamil audio feed; Discovery Channel - with Tamil audio feed; Disney Junior - with Tamil audio feed; ETV Bala Bharat - part of ETV Network; Hungama TV - with Tamil audio feed; Marvel HQ - with Tamil ...
Get breaking news and the latest headlines on business, entertainment, politics, world news, tech, sports, videos and much more from AOL
Plastics accounts for 80% of waste dispersed in the marine and coastal environment of the Mediterranean Sea. [24] Recent studies focus on the types of plastics found and primarily on the issue of microplastics, both at a global but also at a regional level, as in the case of the Mediterranean Sea, which was identified as a "target hotspot of the world" due to its amounts of microplastics ...