UYFPAR Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sampson R. Harris said members of his organization are carrying on the cleaning up program because plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic objects and particles, including plastic bottles that adversely affect wildlife, their habitat and humans. Together, these two factors have led to a high prominence of plastic pollution in the environment.”He continued that plastic pollution can afflict land, waterways and oceans and it is estimated that 1.1 to 8.8 million metric tons (MT) of plastic wastes enter the ocean from coastal communities each year. This large amount of plastic waste enters the environment, with studies suggesting that the bodies of 90% of seabirds contain plastic debris. In some areas there have been significant efforts to reduce the prominence of free range plastic pollution, through reducing plastic consumption, litter cleanup and promoting plastic recycling. Its first goal is to prevent the marine environment from plastic pollution and the second is to inform and raise awareness on the reduction and recycling of plastic.

Source: Front Page Africa December 12, 2019 06:45 UTC