Plastic waste entering the ocean to triple by 2040 without immediate, sustained action

MOSCOW (MRC) -- An estimated 11 million metric tons (MMt) of plastic waste enter the ocean every year and this will almost triple by 2040, to 29 MMt, if immediate and sustained action is not taken, according to a newly published in-depth report, said Chemweek.This is equivalent to dumping 110 lbs (50 kilograms) of plastic on every meter of coastline around the world, it says. However, it

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