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Plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic objects and particles (e.g. plastic bottles, bags and microbeads) in the Earth's environment that adversely affects humans, wildlife and their habitat. [1] [2] Plastics that act as pollutants are categorized by size into micro-, meso-, or macro debris. [3]
Why they’re so bad and what you can do to stay healthier. Andrea Kane, CNN. ... “If there is a theme… (it) is ‘What you think is not plastic may actually be plastic,’” he said.
How bad is the world’s plastic problem? Few disagree that the level of pollution has reached alarming heights. Between 2000 and 2019, annual production of plastics doubled to 460 million tons.
Studies have shown that pumping milk, freezing it in plastic bags, then subsequently heating it up will increase the contamination of microplastics in the milk. [38] Similar results have been seen from heating plastic reusable food containers in a microwave, showing the release of both microplastics and nanoplastics.
At the same time, the connection between plastics and the climate crisis is becoming harder to ignore. More than 98 per cent of plastics are derived from fossil fuels, and the production process ...
A growing concern regarding plastic pollution in the marine ecosystem is the use of microplastics. Microplastics are beads of plastic less than 5 millimeters wide, [138] and they are commonly found in hand soaps, face cleansers, and other exfoliators.
Plastic water bottles have been wreaking havoc on the environment for years, but now scientists are saying that you shouldn't use them at all if you don't want to wreak havoc on your own health.
A growing number of countries have instituted plastic bag bans, and a ban on single-use plastic (such as throw-away forks or plates), and are looking to spread bans to all plastic packaging, plastic clothing (such as polyester and acrylic fiber, or any other form of unnecessary plastic that could be replaced with an easily biodegradeable, non ...