US EditionStudy: World pumps out 57 million tonnes of plastic pollution a year
- The world generates 57 million tons of plastic pollution annually, with over two-thirds originating from the Global South, according to a new study.
- Experts express concern that the study emphasizes pollution instead of production, potentially benefiting the plastics industry.
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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…
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Daily News EgyptUncollected 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.
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.
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