The world is drowning in plastics and, now, a new study indicates that the U.S. may be contributing as much as five times as much plastic pollution to coastal areas than once thought. The study is an update from one done in 2015.
Study authors said two factors may be responsible for this: Americans’ increasing plastic use and the counting of plastic waste exported by the U.S. Also, even though about 9 percent of U.S. plastic goes to recycling, there is no guarantee that it will actually be recycled.
SOURCE: The New York Times October 30, 2020