Predicted growth in plastic waste exceeds efforts to mitigate plastic pollution

Abstract

A mess of plastic It is not clear what strategies will be most effective in mitigating harm from the global problem of plastic pollution. Borrelle et al. and Lau et al. discuss possible solutions and their impacts. Both groups found that substantial reductions in plastic-waste generation can be made in the coming decades with immediate, concerted, and vigorous action, but even in the best case scenario, huge quantities of plastic will still accumulate in the environment. Science , this issue p. 1515 , p. 1455

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• Ocean Conservancy US
• The Nature Conservancy US
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration US
• The University of Queensland AU
• Sea Education Association US
• Arizona State University US
• Society for Conservation Biology US
• University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa US
• Hasanuddin University ID
• Virginia Tech US
• University of Toronto CA
• The Ocean Cleanup NL
• University of Oxford GB
• The University of Western Australia AU
• NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Alaska Fisheries Science Center US
• University of Georgia US

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