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0924, 04 Aug 18

Culture | Technology

95% of Plastic Pollution Comes From 10 Rivers – Not One in the U.S.

So… by all means… let’s ban straws.

Up to 95 per cent of plastic polluting the world’s oceans pours in from just ten rivers, according to new research.

The top 10 rivers – eight of which are in Asia – accounted for so much plastic because of the mismanagement of waste.

About five trillion pounds is floating in the sea, and targeting the major sources – such as the Yangtze and the Ganges – could almost halve it, scientists claim.

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While China is responsible for 2.4 million tons of plastic that makes its way into the ocean, nearly 28 percent of the world total, the United States contributes just 77,000 tons, which is less than one percent, according to the study published in the journal Science.

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0924, 04 August 2018

Culture | Technology

1 Comment

  1. Kevin Scheunemann
    Kevin Scheunemann on August 5, 2018 at 4:51 pm

    Most of these rivers are run by liberal Marxists.

    I demand liberals apologize for their destructive ideology!

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