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  2. Plastic pollution - Wikipedia

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    Plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic objects and particles (e.g. plastic bottles, bags and microbeads) in the Earth's environment that adversely affects humans, wildlife and their habitat. [1] [2] Plastics that act as pollutants are categorized by size into micro-, meso-, or macro debris. [3]

  3. Countries fail to agree deal to "end the world's plastic ...

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    The U.S. and 174 other nations failed to agree on a new treaty to reduce the plastic pollution contaminating our environment, food, water, and even our bodies.

  4. A global treaty to curb plastic pollution failed. An ocean ...

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    Marce Gutiérrez-GraudiƆš was hoping she’d be a part of history last month when more than 170 countries gathered in Busan, South Korea, to forge a legally binding global treaty to curb plastic ...

  5. Marine plastic pollution - Wikipedia

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    Marine plastic pollution is a type of marine pollution by plastics, ranging in size from large original material such as bottles and bags, down to microplastics formed from the fragmentation of plastic material. Marine debris is mainly discarded human rubbish which floats on, or is suspended in the ocean. Eighty percent of marine debris is plastic.

  6. The Downside of Reusable Bags More People Need to Be ... - AOL

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    Just like plastic bags, reusable bags multiply, but unlike plastic bags, there is no formal recycling designation for tote bags. ... National Geographic: “Fast facts about plastic pollution ...

  7. Human impact on marine life - Wikipedia

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    Plastic pollution makes up 80% of all marine debris from surface waters to deep-sea sediments. Because plastics are light, much of this pollution is seen in and around the ocean surface, but plastic trash and particles are now found in most marine and terrestrial habitats, including the deep sea , Great Lakes, coral reefs, beaches, rivers, and ...

  8. Opinion - A planet in crisis: How can we solve our plastics ...

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    Today, Nov. 25, nations are convening in the Republic of Korea, hoping to finalize a legally binding agreement to do something about plastic pollution. Nearly 200 lobbyists registered from the ...

  9. Garbage patch - Wikipedia

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    The South Pacific garbage patch is an area of ocean with increased levels of marine debris and plastic particle pollution, within the ocean's pelagic zone. This area is in the South Pacific Gyre , which itself spans from waters east of Australia to the South American continent, as far north as the Equator , and south until reaching the ...