Plastic waste in the oceans is expected to triple by the year 2040, more than tripling compared to current levels unless drastic measures are taken, according to a new study.
The research, which comes from The Pew Charitable Trusts and SYSTEMIQ, found that 29 million metric tons of plastic pollution will enter the ocean each year, up from 11 million metric tons, or 110 pounds of plastic per every meter of coastline around the world.
The experts also found that the coronavirus pandemic has added to the problem as “single-use plastic consumption has increased during the pandemic, according to the International Solid Waste Association,” according to a statement accompanying the study.
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Nonsense. I can create a narrative that will say that ocean waste will decrease by 2040. All politics and the left pushing non-existent environmental issues.
Tom Steyer was right.