Latest News About Oceans choke on plastic

Plastic pollution poses ongoing risks from single-use plastics, estimates show more than half of plastic is single-use, and only about 9% recycled globally, 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, studies report increasing microplastics in human blood, Continued production could see plastic emissions rival emissions from hundreds of coal plants by 2040, highlighting the urgent need for policy and consumer action.