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An estimated 52 million metric tons of global plastic waste emissions are produced every year, a new study by the University of Leeds has found. The study, using artificial intelligence to model ...
The U.S. and 174 other nations failed to agree on a new treaty to reduce the plastic pollution contaminating our environment, food, water, and even our bodies.
2013 Waste Atlas report is dedicated to global solid waste management assessment and is based on data from 162 countries and 1,773 cities. [9] According to the outcomes of the report, current annual municipal solid waste generation is assessed to about 1.9 billion tonnes with almost 30% of it to remain uncollected. [ 10 ]
As the plastic waste released into the environment already has a significant impact on ecosystems, an increase of this magnitude could have dramatic consequences. [35] The trade in plastic waste has been identified as "a main culprit" of marine litter. [a] Countries importing the waste plastics often lack the capacity to process all the ...
In global standards, about 80 percent of packaging waste in ocean comes from land based sources and 20 percent comes from marine sources. [4] The 20 percent of packaging waste that comes from marine sources comes from the rivers of China starting from least to greatest contributors, the Hanjiang, Zhujiang, Dong, Huangpu, Xi, and Yangtze river. [4]
Expert says existing curbs remain ‘short on detail’ as global plastic waste continues to grow. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach ...
There are higher proportions of plastics, metals, and paper in the municipal solid waste stream and there are higher labour costs. [1] As countries continue developing, there is a reduction in biological solid waste and ash. [2] Per capita waste generation in OECD countries has increased by 14% since 1990, and 35% since 1980. [3]
Story at a glance A new report from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development says the amount of global plastic waste will reach 1,230 metric tons by 2060. More than half of that ...