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Plastics and Microplastics - Factsheet July 2015
Summary
This factsheet summarizes the state of plastic and microplastic pollution as of 2015, noting that global plastic production had grown from 5 million tons in the 1950s to over 250 million tons, with a significant fraction eventually becoming persistent environmental debris.
Plastics have become a valuable commodity and an important part of everyday life, more so that global plastic production has increased from 5 million tons in the 1950’s to over 250 million tons in 2006 [7].But the high volume and the quality which makes this material so useful, is also harmful for the environment , especially our marine environment.