Plastic pollution

Plastic pollution  is the accumulation of  plastic  objects and particles (e.g.  plastic bottles ,  bags  and  microbeads ) in the Earth's  environment  that adversely affects  wildlife ,  wildlife habitat , and  humans . [1] [2]  Plastics that act as  pollutants  are categorized into micro-, meso-, or macro debris, based on size. [3] Plastics are inexpensive and durable, and as a result levels of plastic production by humans are high. [4]  However, the chemical structure of most plastics renders them resistant to many natural processes of  degradation  and as a result they are slow to degrade. [5]  Together, these two factors have led to a high prominence of plastic  pollution in the environment. Plastic pollution can afflict land, waterways and oceans. It is estimated that 1.1 to 8.8 million  tonnes  of plastic waste enters the ocean from coastal communities each year. [6]...