Cigarette butts most littered item in the world, a major source of pollution

By NV SUBBAROW

THE United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) resolved in March 2022 to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment.

According to a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) factsheet, plastic waste generation nearly tripled between 1970 and 1990.

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