Eight million tonnes of plastic - bottles, packaging and other waste - are dumped into the ocean every year. If current pollution rates continue, there will be more plastic in the sea than fish by 2050, said the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) which organised the meeting. Eight million tonnes of plastic - bottles, packaging and other waste - are dumped into the ocean every year, killing marine life and entering the human food chain, UNEP added. China is the biggest producer of plastic waste but has started making efforts to cut down, UNEP head Erik Solheim said. Under the resolution, countries agreed to start monitoring the amount of plastic they put into the ocean.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 06, 2017 22:07 UTC