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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-23/plastic-pollution-in-oceans-to-triple-by-2040-harming-climate?sref=a3y3uwC0

Bloomberg – Are you a robot?

2020-07-23 00:00:00, Leslie Kaufman, Bloomberg.com

Content Categorization
/Business & Industrial/Energy & Utilities
/People & Society/Social Issues & Advocacy/Green Living & Environmental Issues

Word Count:
674

Words/Sentence:
34

Reading Time:
6.74 min

Reading Quality:
Advanced

Readability:
16th or higher

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The volume could be cut by 80%, the analysis found, by taking actions to reduce the growth of virgin plastic production, improve waste collection systems across the globe, and invest in the creation of plastic materials that are easier to recycle.

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"There is a path where we can have substantial reduction," said Dr. Winnie Lau, a co-author of the report and a senior manager with the preventing ocean plastics program at Pew Charitable Trusts.

The model estimates the quantity of plastic pollution that will make it to the oceans by 2040 under six scenarios ranging from "business as usual" to a total overhaul of plastic systems from production through collection, consumption, and disposal/recycling.

Its projections are based on an economic model that quantifies the flow and amount of plastic in the global system developed by Pew, a non-profit, and SystemIQ, a commercial company founded to develop models and markets to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement.

The report calls for connecting an average of 500,000 people to waste collection networks each day through 2040, at a total government cost of $600 billion.

Keywords
Page: article, Megacity, Government, Paris, Science, Secondary Brand: green, Coronavirus, Healthcare, green, Employment, Region: Global

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