Plastic pollution needs to be curbed, says UN Environment head Erik Solheim

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Submitted by daya on Tue, 2018-05-22 08:50

Fifty per cent of the plastic we use is single-use or disposable. Each year, at least eight million tonnes of plastic end up in the oceans, the equivalent of a full garbage truck every minute.

thesaurus: 
Plastics
Oceans and Seas
Environmental Health
Water Pollution
Environmental Security
Environment
Name of the Newspaper: 
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Main Topic: 
Environment
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Clipping Type: 
DNB
External URL: 
https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/plastic-pollution-needs-to-be-curbed-says-un-environment-head-erik-solheim/1175131/
Publication Date: 
22/05/2018