Latest News About Oceans choke on plastic

Single-use plastics continue to threaten ecosystems, with estimates that over 50% of plastic is used once, while global recycling remains around 9%, oceans receive hundreds of millions of tonnes from mismanaged waste each year. Oceanic plastics number in the trillions of pieces, abandoned fishing gear kills hundreds of thousands of whales and dolphins annually, studies report increasing microplastics in human blood, If current production continues, plastic-related greenhouse gas emissions could rival those from hundreds of coal-fired plants by 2040, highlighting the urgent need for policy and consumer action.