the United States is It was the world's "largest producer of plastic waste" in 2016, more than all European countries combined, The Hill reported Wednesday, citing a new study by the National Academy of Sciences in the United States.
With a population of approximately 330 million people, accounting for only 4.3% of the world's population. The United States generated a total of 42 million tonnes of such waste in 2016, the report said.
Waste is destroying the health of oceans and marine wildlife," the report said.
Plastic waste is an environmental and social crisis that the US I want to confirm from the source to the sea,” said Margaret Spring, chairman of the board behind the report.
However, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) - a trade group representing 28 companies, including the oil giants major chemical producer and plastic manufacturers They criticized the study's suggestion that plastic production should be limited.