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Plastic pollution: worst in class countries

Written by Emilie de La Morandiere | Aug 11, 2024 12:58:44 PM

In 2021, China, the United States, Germany and Brazil are the first four in the list.

"Since 1950, humans have produced more than 8 billion tons of plastic. More than half of it went straight to landfills and only about 9% was recycled. Most of the plastic that isn’t recycled or sent to landfills ends up in the oceans."

Read the full article here: World Population Review