Plastic bottles and garbage waste from a village in Timor-Leste wash on the shores of a river and then spill into the sea 17 November 2015 – Widespread adoption of products labelled “biodegradable” will not significantly decrease the volume of plastic entering the ocean or the physical and chemical risks that plastics pose to marine environment, accord to a United Nations report released today.
Plastic bottles and garbage waste from a village in Timor-Leste wash on the shores of a river and then spill into the sea 17 November 2015 – Widespread adoption of products labelled “biodegradable” will not significantly decrease the volume of plastic entering the ocean or the physical and chemical risks that plastics pose to marine environment, accord to a United Nations report released today.