A new U.N. study, which was also published Tuesday for World Environment Day, suggests that plastic pollution is an increasingly serious concern across the globe. By clogging sewers and providing breeding grounds for mosquitoes and pests, plastic bags can increase the transmission of vector-borne diseases like malaria,” they write. Last week, for instance, a whale died in southern Thailand after eating plastic rubbish and vomiting out several plastic bags. In the study, the U.N. authors provide the first comprehensive analysis of policies in place worldwide to counter plastic pollution. I remember times when we would go to the beach and walk and never see any plastic,” Lecomte said.

Source: Washington Post June 05, 2018 12:09 UTC