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The world is being ‘swamped’ by harmful plastic waste says UN chief, marking Environment Day

The world is being ‘swamped’ by harmful plastic waste says UN chief, marking Environment Day

Jun 06, 2018, at 08:32 am

New York, June 6 (IBNS): The world must unite to “beat plastic pollution” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for World Environment Day on Tuesday, noting that microplastic particles in the ocean, “now outnumber stars in our galaxy”.