Plastic pollution in oceans is set to triple by 2040 outweighing the weight of all fish in the sea says a new report by the Environmental Investigation Agency. The report calls on global governments to create a global plastics treaty as a matter of urgency.

“The damage done by rampant overproduction of virgin plastics and their lifecycle is irreversible – this is a threat to human civilisation and the planet’s basic ability to maintain a habitable environment,” said Tom Gammage, EIA Ocean Campaigner

The report “Connecting the Dots” has been released ahead of a major UN Environment Assembly meeting in Nairobi next month, at which it is anticipated every nation’s relationship with plastic will be redefined and decided.

“Plastic emissions into the oceans alone are due to triple by 2040, in line with growing plastics production, and if this tidal wave of pollution continues unchecked, the anticipated 646 million tonnes of plastics in the seas by that date could exceed the collective weight of all fish in the ocean,” said Gammage.

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