Latest News About Oceans choke on plastic

Single-use plastics continue to threaten ecosystems, roughly half of plastic products are single-use, while global recycling remains around 9%, hundreds of millions of tonnes of mismanaged plastic enter oceans yearly. Plastics in the oceans reach trillions of pieces, discarded fishing gear contributes hundreds of thousands of whale and dolphin deaths each year, alongside rising microplastics in human blood in recent studies, By 2040, plastic emissions may rival hundreds of coal-fired plants if trends persist, highlighting the urgent need for policy and consumer action.