Plastic Pollution - Facts and How to Prevent It - ClientEarth
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www.clientearth.orgPlastic pollution poses ongoing risks from single-use plastics, estimates show more than half of plastic is single-use, while global recycling remains around 9%, oceans receive hundreds of millions of tonnes from mismanaged waste each year. Oceanic plastics number in the trillions of pieces, ghost gear causes hundreds of thousands of whale and dolphin deaths yearly, alongside rising microplastics in human blood in recent studies, Continued production could see plastic emissions rival emissions from hundreds of coal plants by 2040, emphasizing urgent policy and consumer responses.