Fast-Food Waste Is Rapidly, Filling the Ocean With Plastic.
According to a new study highlighted by 'Nature,'
the main source of plastic litter accumulating
along coasts is plastic packaging from fast-food. .
In 2010, approximately 8 million metric tons
of plastic waste ended up in the ocean. .
A research team from the University of Cadiz
in Puerto Real, Spain, classified over 12 million
items of litter found worldwide...
according to product type,
material composition
and probable origin.
Up to 88% of waste found along
shorelines consists of plastic bags, wrappers,
food containers, bottles, cans and cutlery.
The authors of the study stress that understanding
the products that make up the largest share of
marine litter is key to reducing pollution.
Knowing this could lead to developing
more responsible production and consumption patterns