The total amount of microplastics deposited at the bottom of oceans has tripled in the past two decades with a progression that corresponds to the type and volume of consumption of plastic products by society.
Current tourism model largely responsible for marine litter: Study
February 09, 2021
A worker operates a cleaning beach machine as he cleans the beach from the plastic waste which was brought in by the strong waves during the northwest monsoon season on February 2, in Kedonganan Beach, Bali, Indonesia - Getty Images
A worker operates a cleaning beach machine as he cleans the beach from the plastic waste which was brought in by the strong waves during the northwest monsoon season on February 2, in Kedonganan Beach, Bali, Indonesia - Getty Images×
The study carried out by the researchers from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB), recommended utilizing coronavirus pandemic to right all the wrongs by keeping forth a new sustainable model for tourism