Latest News About Global plastic waste

Plastic pollution poses ongoing risks from single-use plastics, with estimates that over 50% of plastic is used once, and only about 9% recycled globally, hundreds of millions of tonnes of mismanaged plastic enter oceans yearly. Plastics in the oceans reach trillions of pieces, discarded fishing gear contributes hundreds of thousands of whale and dolphin deaths each year, and rising microplastics have been detected in human blood in recent studies, By 2040, plastic emissions may rival hundreds of coal-fired plants if trends persist, highlighting the urgent need for policy and consumer action.