Study: Rise in ocean plastic pollution 'unprecedented'

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 14, 2023 12:58 am

PLASTIC pollution in the world's oceans has reached 'unprecedented levels' over the past 15 years, a new study has found, calling for a legally binding international treaty to stop the harmful waste.

Ocean plastic pollution is a persistent problem around the globe — animals may become entangled in larger pieces of plastic like fishing nets, or ingest microplastics that eventually enter the food chain to be consumed by humans.

In this file photo taken on December 8, 2022, in Vaasa, a plastic bottle floats below a layer of ice. Research published on March 8, found that there are an estimated 170 trillion pieces of plastic, mainly microplastics, on the surface of the world's oceans today, much of it discarded since 2005. Olivier MORIN / AFP

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