Due to the Corona epidemic, 8 million tonnes of plastic waste has been generated all over the world. Out of this, 25,000 tons of plastic waste has gone into the oceans. According to a report published in the Journal of the National Academy of Sciences, this plastic waste collected in the ocean is expected to reach the seashore through waves in the next three to four years.
A small portion of the debris will go into the sea. Which will eventually get trapped in the centers of ocean basins. Because of this, a lot of garbage can accumulate in the Arctic Ocean. Which can become a source of new trouble for the world.
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Masks, gloves and face shields increased the garbage
Researchers have mentioned that the COVID-19 epidemic has increased the demand for single-use plastics such as face masks, gloves and face shields. Therefore, some part of this waste went into rivers and oceans, which has increased the pressure on the already out of control global plastic problem.
The team, led by researchers from Nanjing University in China and the University of California (UC) in San Diego, US, developed a newly developed ocean plastics numerical model to measure the pandemic’s impact on plastics released from land sources. model used.
Most garbage from Asia
The researchers included data from the start of the pandemic in 2020 to August 2021. It found that most of the global plastic waste that goes into the ocean is coming from Asia. Most of it is hospital waste. It has been said in this study that the management of plastic waste will have to be emphasized in the epidemic, otherwise the situation may worsen.
There will be a complete ban on these single use plastic items from next year, the rule will be applicable from July 1, 2022
Asian rivers account for 73 percent of the total plastic, with the top three rivers being the Shatt al-Arab, the Indus (Sindhu) and the Yangtze, which drain into the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea and the East China Sea. Huh. At the same time, 11 percent of plastic waste from European rivers comes into the oceans.
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