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Marine plastic pollution costs the world up to $2.5bn a year, researchers find

Kate Hodal, the Guardian
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Scientists warn that social and economic price of plastic waste to global society has been underestimated

Plastic pollution in the world's oceans costs society billions of dollars every year in damaged and lost resources, research has found. Fisheries, aquaculture, recreational activities and global wellbeing...

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