Nature and Biodiversity
Beyond recycling: how to solve the plastic waste crisis
Every year, humans produce over 300 million tons of plastic waste, and only a small fraction of this is recycled. The rest ends up in landfills and oceans.
Every year, humans produce over 300 million tons of plastic waste, and only a small fraction of this is recycled. The rest ends up in landfills and oceans.
A recent study has analyzed data on mask and glove litter in the environment, in 11 countries, between September 2019 up to October 2020, using the app Litterati.