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Nils Simon, one of the report authors calls plastic ubiquitous and says that it is prevalent everywhere, from terrestrial environments to inside the human body
Scientists have called for a binding global treaty to phase out the production of new plastics by 2040.
According to a report published in the journal Science , researchers say that a world agreement on plastic pollution limits and controls could be the answer to reducing plastic pollution in the oceans and on land.
The material, which was discovered in 1907, has now become a threat to the environment. Globally, an estimated eight billion tonnes of plastic have been produced since the 1950s.
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