Control plastic waste in 10 rivers could stem plastics in ocean

Massive amounts of plastic bits that are dangerous to aquatic life are washing into the oceans and into even the most pristine waters. But how it all gets there from inland cities has not been fully understood. Now scientists have found that 10 rivers around the world where plastic waste is mismanaged contribute to most of the oceans' total loads that come from rivers.
The researchers say halving plastic pollution in these 10 waterways - eight of which are in Asia - could potentially reduce the total contribution by all rivers by 45 percent. An article about the research is published in ACS' Environmental Science & Technology (News Release ScienceDaily, 11 October 2017).
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