The Plastic Age created a relatively new form of pollution that - due to the properties of plastic and the process of its creation - has become a long-lasting environmental problem...
Modern-day society relies on different types of plastics to function in their day-to-day lives, but once that item has fulfilled its desired function it is thrown away.
Mitigation strategies to reduce plastic pollution?
As plastic production continues to increase, the accumulation of plastics in the environment has created a threat to economies, ecosystems, and the overall health of living beings.
The research on the impacts of plastic pollution is still relatively new, as well as the long-term effects, but the evidence of their hazardous effects is still impactful and important.
