Study: World pumps out 57 million tonnes of plastic pollution a year

World pumping out 57M tons of plastic pollution a year

THE world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to the inside of people's bodies, according to a new study that also said more than two-thirds of it comes from the Global South. It's enough pollution each year — about 52 million metric tons — to fill New York City's Central Park with plastic waste as high as the Empire State Building, researchers at the Universit…

The world is drowning in plastic, with 57 million tons of pollution annually

The world generates an astonishing 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year, spreading from the depths of the oceans to inside human bodies, with two-thirds coming from the Global South, according to a recent study.Seth Borenstein reports for the Associated Press.In short:Researchers found th...

Uncollected waste and open burning leading causes of the plastic pollution crisis

A new study shines a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in the first ever global plastics pollution inventory. Researchers used A.I. to model waste management in more than 50,000 municipalities around the world. This model allowed the team to predict how much waste was generated globally and what happens to it.

World pumping out 57 million tons of plastic pollution a year

The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to the inside of people’s bodies, according to a new study that also said more than two-thirds of it comes from the Global South. It’s enough pollution each year – about 52 million […]

The world is producing 57 million tons of plastic pollution per year, new study finds

Researchers say the world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year — enough to fill New York City’s Central Park as high as the Empire State Building — and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to the inside of people’s bodies.

Lagos ranks highest in global plastic pollution, study reports

Lagos, Nigeria, produces the highest plastic pollution of the 57 million tonnes of plastic waste generated annually in the world, study says.