The United States is responsible for the largest amount of plastic waste generated worldwide, with each citizen producing 130 kilograms of plastic waste annually.
According to the French news agency AFP, a recent report submitted to the US government called for a national strategy to deal with the plastic waste crisis.
The United States produced a total of about 42 million metric tons of plastic waste in 2016, more than double the plastic waste produced by all EU member states and China.The United Kingdom is second only to the United States, where every citizen produces 99 kilograms of plastic waste annually, compared to 88 kilograms per year in South Korea.
According to the report, worldwide production of plastic waste was 20 million metric tons in 1996, which increased 20-fold in 2015 to 381 million metric tons.
Initially, the focus was on disposable waste from ships or other vessels, but it is now thought that almost every plastic in use could reach the oceans through rivers and streams. ۔
Research has shown that thousands of aquatic life are at risk from being trapped or eaten in plastic, which in turn harms humans.
According to the report, about 8 million metric tons of plastic waste is generated in the world on an annual basis.If plastic waste continues to be generated at the same rate, by 2030, 53 million metric tons of waste could enter the sea every year.
