A recent study approximates that there are 270,000 tons of plastic floating in oceans. The quantity of plastic floating oceans across the world is enough to load over 38,000 garbage trucks. The study published on Wednesday in the PLOS ONE journal claimed that the 270,000 tons of plastic floating in oceans are split into 5 trillion pieces. The recent study is the newest in an emerging field in … [Read more...]
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