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The world produces 57 million tons of plastic pollution each year, most of which comes from the Global South

The world creates 57 million tonnes of plastic pollution each year, spreading from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintops and into the insides of people’s bodies, with more than two-thirds of it coming from the Global South, according to a new study. Each year, about 52 million tonnes of pollution is enough to fill… Read More »