Studie des Alfred-Wegener-Instituts (AWI), 5.4.2022 (engl. Originalfassung)
Industrial plastic production has grown rapidly since the 1950s, reaching 368 million tonnes globally per year by 2019. Because of its low price, plastic has become one of the most widely used materials, especially in the packaging industry, and now forms an integral part of municipal waste. Every year, 19–23 million metric tonnes of mismanaged plastic waste are transferred from land-based sources to water globally.
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