Washington: The United States is reported to be the largest contributor to the world’s plastic waste. In 2016, the United States alone emitted about 4.2 million metric tons of plastic waste.
Britain and South Korea are also dumping large amounts of plastic waste. Margaret Spring, who led the report, says that plastic was one of the breakthroughs of the twentieth century, but that plastic waste is everywhere we look today.
According to the report, plastic waste is dumped in the oceans by ships and other seaports. The plastic waste that accumulates in this way affects the habitat of marine life. It reports suggestions and solutions for reducing plastic waste.
