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.
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.
Links:
[1] http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/plastic-pollution-needs-be-curbed-says-un-environment-head-erik-solheim
[2] http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/plastics
[3] http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oceans-and-seas
[4] http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environmental-health
[5] http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution
[6] http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environmental-security
[7] http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[8] http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/financial-express-new-delhi