What is plastic pollution?
Plastic waste, or plastic pollution, is the accumulation of plastic objects in the Earth’s environment that affects wildlife, wildlife habitat, and humans.
It also refers to the significant amount of plastic that isn’t recycled and ends up in landfill or, in the developing world, thrown into unregulated dump sites.
The three quarters that isn’t recycled enters our environment, polluting our oceans and causing damage to our ecosystem. In less developed countries, the majority of plastic waste eventually ends up in the ocean, meaning that marine animals are especially at risk.…
