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pew.org
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Plastic Pollution Growing at Troubling Rate With Significant ...
A major new report published today by The Pew Charitable Trusts and its partners, “Breaking the Plastic Wave 2025: An Assessment of the Global System and Strategies for Transformative Change,” finds that the scale and impact of plastic pollution is far worse than previously thought, with far-reaching consequences for the environment and human health and well-being.
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scientificamerican.com
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/plastic…
Plastic Pollution Will More than Double by 2040, Yielding a ...
An estimated 280 million metric tons of plastic waste will enter the air, water, soil, and human bodies every year by 2040, data shows
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bloomberg.com
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The World’s Plastic Problem Is Only Getting Worse - Bloomberg
Plastic pollution is already bad, and it’s only slated to get worse. A lot worse. A new analysis of the rising tide of plastic is the subject of today’s newsletter. Plus, a widely-referenced ...
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nationalgeographic.com
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Is cutting back on plastic really worth all the effort ...
For the average person, trying to avoid plastics can feel overwhelming—and maybe pointless. Our writer asked two experts how they navigate our plastic-filled world.
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latimes.com
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-12-04/p…
We’re losing the race against plastic, but there’s a solution
Plastic pollution can be cut by 83% by 2040 and almost eliminated from one of its leading causes: packaging.
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scitechdaily.com
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Scientists Develop New Plastics That Break Down Safely ...
Scientists have identified a way to control how and when synthetic polymers break apart. The discovery suggests that everyday materials could one day be designed to vanish, or transform, right on schedule. Credit: Stock Rutgers scientists have developed plastics that can be programmed to break down ...
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thenewlede.org
https://www.thenewlede.org/2025/12/plastic-polluti…
Plastic pollution could more than double by 2040, report finds
Failure to address a worldwide plastic pollution crisis could trigger a surge in greenhouse gas emissions and human health problems tied to the industry, according to a new report.
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npr.org
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/20/nx-s1-5611148/plast…
How much plastic can kill a seabird? Just six shreds of a ...
Scientists have long known that plastic waste is bad for marine animals. A new study quantifies how little ingested plastic it takes to be a lethal dose.
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cnn.com
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/27/climate/how-extreme…
How extreme weather is making plastic pollution more mobile ...
The connection between plastic and climate change usually focuses on how plastic is partly to blame for the crisis: more than 98% of it is made using fossil fuels, and climate pollution is ...
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wikipedia.org
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_pollution
Plastic pollution - Wikipedia
Plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic objects and particles (e.g. plastic bottles, bags and microbeads) in the Earth's environment that adversely affects humans, wildlife and their habitat. [1][2] Plastics that act as pollutants are categorized by size into micro-, meso-, or macro debris. [3]