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Coverage dated September 3, 2024

World pumps out 57 million tons of plastic pollution yearly and most comes in Global South

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A new study finds that every year people create 57 million tons of plastic pollution. The material winds up everywhere from the deepest oceans to the highest peak of Mount Everest to inside people's body. More than two-thirds of it is in the Global South.

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  1. Herald Bulletin

    The world is pumping out 57 million tons of plastic pollution a year (opens Herald Bulletin)

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    A new study finds that every year people create 57 million tons of plastic pollution. The material winds up everywhere from the deepest oceans to the highest peak of Mount

  2. KOB 4

    World pumps out 57 million tons of plastic pollution yearly and most comes in Global South (opens KOB 4)

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    A new study finds that every year people create 57 million tons of plastic pollution. The material winds up everywhere from the deepest oceans to the highest peak of Mount Everest to inside people's body. More than two-thirds of it is in the Global South.

  3. Portland Press Herald

    The world is pumping out 57 million tons of plastic pollution a year, study finds (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    India leads the world in generating plastic waste, followed by Nigeria, Indonesia and China.

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