Plastic waste causes $13bn in annual damage to marine ecosystems

2014-06-24T15:55:00

Plastic bottles and garbage waste from a village in Timor-Leste wash on the shores of a river and then spill into the sea. Credit: UN Photo/Martine Perret

Plastic waste is estimated to cause an estimated $13 billion in financial damage to marine ecosystems, according to two reports issued at the inaugural meeting of the United Nations Environment Assembly.

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