We as youth activists and part of the Arizona State University Sustain Earth project see plastic pollution everywhere, but just how big is this problem?
TEMPE, Arizona, US, Jun 05 (IPS) - It’s time to get together and celebrate the environment! June 5th is the 50th World Environment Day, where each year, the significance of transformative action from across the world is crucial to help people and the planet. This year’s World Environment Day is being hosted by Côte d Ivoire in partnership with the Netherlands with a theme of ‘Finding Solutions for Plastic Pollution.
AThe Great Pacific Garbage Patch is an accumulation of plastic waste covering 1.6 million square kilometers and about 80,000 tons. It is located between California and Hawaii and its size represents about three times the size of France. Other spots l