"Plastic trash in the ocean is a global problem, and the US is the top source" || by Matthew Savoca, Anna Robuck and Lauren Kashiwabara :: The Conversation

"Plastic waste of all shapes and sizes permeates the world’s oceans. It shows up on beaches, in fish and even in Arctic sea ice. And a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine makes clear that the U.S. is a big part of the problem"..."On a per capita basis, the U.S. produces an order of magnitude more plastic waste than China" Read more