Plastic Pollution - Facts and How to Prevent It - ClientEarth
We’re taking legal action against the world's largest plastic polluters. Here's how you can help.
www.clientearth.orgPlastic pollution poses ongoing risks from single-use plastics, roughly half of plastic products are single-use, recycling globally sits near 9%, mismanaged waste reaches oceans in the hundreds of millions of tonnes annually. Oceanic plastics number in the trillions of pieces, ghost gear causes hundreds of thousands of whale and dolphin deaths yearly, and rising microplastics have been detected in human blood in recent studies, Continued production could see plastic emissions rival emissions from hundreds of coal plants by 2040, highlighting the urgent need for policy and consumer action.