95% of plastic in oceans comes from just ten rivers- 8 in Asia, 2 in Africa- HEY! Let's outlaw plastic in the West!!!
Shocking report reveals that 95% of plastic polluting the world's oceans comes from just TEN rivers including the Ganges and Niger
Scientists analysed data on plastic from 79 sampling sites along 57 rivers
Their results showed that 10 rivers account for the majority of plastic
Eight of these are in Asia, including the Yangtze and Indus rivers
Targeting these rivers could halve the amount of plastic waste, experts predict
The top 10 rivers - eight of which are in Asia - accounted for so much plastic because of the mismanagement of waste.
About five trillion pounds is floating in the sea, and targeting the major sources - such as the Yangtze and the Ganges - could almost halve it, scientists claim.
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Up to 95 per cent of plastic polluting the world's oceans pours in from just ten rivers, according to new research. The top 10 rivers, including the River Niger (pictured) accounted for so much plastic because of the mismanagement of waste
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