Page 5 - Debris Program News Today

On a per capita basis, the U.S. produces an order of magnitude more plastic waste than China.

Plastic waste of all shapes and sizes permeates the world’s oceans. It shows up on beaches, in fish and even in Arctic sea ice. And a new...

On a per capita basis, the U.S. produces an order of magnitude more plastic waste than China – a nation often vilified over pollution.

Plastic waste of all shapes and sizes permeates the world’s oceans. It shows up on beaches, in fish and even in Arctic sea ice. And a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering,

Plastic waste of all shapes and sizes permeates the world’s oceans. It shows up on beaches, in fish and even in Arctic sea ice. And a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering,

And the U.S. is the top source.

And the U.S. is the top source.

[By Matthew Savoca,Anna Robuck andLauren Kashiwabara] Plastic waste of all shapes and sizes perme...

[By Matthew Savoca,Anna Robuck andLauren Kashiwabara] Plastic waste of all shapes and sizes perme...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary...