Leonard and other environmental experts are optimistic the exposure will make the problem of plastics hard to ignore and focus attention on how best to deal with such waste. Eight million tonnes of plastic is dumped into the oceans each year, according to a study in the Science journal. The European Union wants to ban certain single-use plastics by the end of 2021. The UN Environment agency has already declared war on plastics in the oceans and made it the environmental theme of 2018. Already around 60 countries have joined in the campaign started in 2017 to ban non-reusable plastics.

Source: Philippine Star December 15, 2018 05:18 UTC