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๐ญ Pollution
Plastic Pollution
380 million tonnes of plastic produced yearly; 8 million tonnes enter oceans; microplastics found in blood
USA/Global ๐ 1907 Pollution
Key Facts
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8 million tonnes of plastic enter oceans annually; Great Pacific Garbage Patch is twice the size of Texas
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Microplastics (<5mm): found in deep oceans, Arctic ice, human blood, food โ health impacts still being studied
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India banned single-use plastic in 2022; extended producer responsibility rules for plastic packaging
๐ฟ Did you know? Microplastics have been found in human blood, breast milk, lungs, placentas and even unborn babies โ every person on Earth now carries microplastics in their body
Quick Reference
Category
Pollution
Country
๐ USA/Global
Year / Era
1907
About
380 million tonnes of plastic produced yearly