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In 2016 alone, the U.S. produced 42 million metric tons of plastic, equating to about 286 pounds per person, according to a paper published in Science Advances in 2020 -- nearly more than the ...
Plastics also release toxic chemicals into the environment and cause physical, chemical harm and biological damage to organisms. Ingestion of plastic does not only lead to death in animals through intestinal blockage but it can also travel up the food chain which affects humans. [101]
Plastic waste, the study says, is “(1) extremely difficult to collect, (2) virtually impossible to sort for recycling, (3) environmentally harmful to reprocess, (4) made of and contaminated by ...
You know plastic bottles aren't great for the Earth, but you probably didn't know how bad they are. Plastic bottles make up the second most common ocean pollutant, accounting for 12% of all ...
Plastic recycling is low in the waste hierarchy, meaning that reduction and reuse are more favourable and long-term solutions for sustainability. It has been advocated since the early 1970s, [116] but due to economic and technical challenges, did not impact the management of plastic waste to any significant extent until the late 1980s. The ...
A more recent concern in microplastic pollution is the use of plastic films in agriculture. 7.4 million tons of plastic film are used each year to increase food production. [22] Scientists have found that microbial biofilms can form within 7–14 days on plastic film surfaces, and have the ability to alter the chemical properties of the soil ...
Plastic recycling is low in the waste hierarchy, meaning that reduction and reuse are more favourable and long-term solutions for sustainability. It has been advocated since the early 1970s, [15] but due to economic and technical challenges, did not impact the management of plastic waste to any significant extent until the late 1980s. The ...
The study, published today in the Food Additives and Contaminants journal, found the vast majority of paper straws tested contained synthetical chemicals, known as poly- and perfluoroalkyl ...