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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.
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]
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 ...
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]
Plastic pollution is no longer just an environmental issue – it is a health crisis and a significant driver of the climate crisis
Westford, USA, Nov. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SkyQuest projects that the Plastic Waste Management market will attain a value of USD 48.68 billion by 2031, with a CAGR of 3.4% over the forecast period (2024-2031). Rising emphasis on sustainability and growing environmental issyes caused by plastic waste are primarily driving the demand for ...
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