This eye-opening study is among the first to quantify the scale of plastic waste linked to the coronavirus pandemic.
As of August 23, 193 countries have created eight million tonnes of waste during the pandemic. This study is among the first to quantify the scale of plastic waste linked to the pandemic.
The study by a group of researchers based in China and the United States, found that 46% of the mismanaged plastic waste came from Asia, due to the high level of mask-wearing by individuals there, followed by Europe at 24% and North and South America at 22% A lot of plastic waste enters the world’s oceans via major rivers, according to the researchers. 10 rivers accounted for 79% of pandemic-related plastic discharge, said the researchers.
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