May 19, 2021 11:55 AM EDT
BATH, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 04: Plastic carrier bags and other rubbish overflow from a pair of wheelie bins in Bath on March 4, 2008 in Somerset, United Kingdom. The Prime Minister Gordon Brown has stated that he will force retailers to help reduce the use of plastic bags if they do not do so voluntarily.
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UK plastic wastes were seen floating and lying around in Turkey s 10 waste sites. Environmental campaigners at Greenpeace had documented piles of them illegally dumped in Turkish roads and waterways.
Over the centuries, overproduction contributes greatly to the planet s waste pollution, from our oceans to soils, to endangering wildlife. Plastics have also accumulated to humans for years from breathing it in and growing quantity of microplastic on our food and water.