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Marine litter – a growing threat worldwide

News Published 07 Aug 2013 Last modified 02 Oct 2017

3 min read

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Increasing amounts of litter are ending up in the world’s oceans and harming the health of ecosystems, killing animals when they become trapped or swallow the litter. Human health is also at risk, as plastics may break down into smaller pieces that may subsequently end up in our food. These are just a few of the problems emerging from the waste collecting in our seas.