PARIS, Sept 20 — In the form of bottles, tyres, packaging and piping, millions of tonnes of plastic waste are dumped every year in the world’s waterways, often ending up in the...
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And their amount could almost double by 2060, unless strong measures are taken against the pollution, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development warns. Most of this plastic waste ends up in freshwaters, with a large part, including bottles and plastic used in the construction sector, sinking in waterways and lakes.
Waste from shipping activity, including nets and fishing gear, is to a much lesser extent another source of plastic waste in the oceans, as well as so-called microplastics, pieces of plastic which measure less than five millimetres. The Philippines, which has thousands of islands, dumps the most plastic into the sea. Its Pasig River, which flows into Manila Bay, is “the most polluted” in the world.
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