Adetokunbo Sees • 0 implied HN points • 01 Mar 26
- Plastic from decades past still litters beaches and oceans because it can take centuries to break down. That means old waste keeps accumulating and resurfaces over time.
- There is an enormous amount of plastic in rivers, the sea, and on shorelines, creating microplastics, killing seabirds and marine mammals, and disrupting plankton and the carbon cycle. This pollution also adds greenhouse gas emissions and worsens climate impacts.
- To prevent far worse pollution and climate effects, we must cut plastic production and consumption and reduce the fossil fuels that power plastic manufacturing. Individual and policy actions to curb use are essential.