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    Over 90% of Brazil's marine waste is plastic and cigarette waste

    • Last Update: 2022-08-17
    • Source: Internet
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    According to a report from the South American Overseas Chinese News Network, a research report released by the Brazilian Association of Public Cleaning and Special Waste Treatment Companies (Abrelpe) on the 4th shows that more than 90% of the garbage in the Brazilian sea environment is plastic and cigarette was.


    According to reports, survey data on the global marine environment show that in countries and regions other than Brazil, the majority (45%) of marine debris is also plastic waste, followed by cigarette butts and cigarette filters, accounting for about 2


    Carlos Silva Filho, president of Abrelpe, said that according to the study, people must take action to reduce ocean polluti.


    According to the report, 80% of the world's marine debris comes from terrestrial activiti.


    The implementation of the above-mentioned cooperation projects is to determine the types and sources of garbage in the marine environment, so as to provide technical assistance to municipal governments, improve the management status of terrestrial solid waste, and reduce marine garba.


    According to the 2017 Brazil Solid Waste Profile Survey, about 2 million tons of waste are discharged into the sea every year across the count.


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