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Plastic waste causes $13 billion in annual damage to marine ecosystems: UN

Plastic waste causes $13 billion in annual damage to marine ecosystems: UN

New York, June 24 (IBNS): Concern is growing over widespread plastic waste that is threatening marine life – with conservative yearly estimates of $13 billion in financial damage to marine ecosystems, according to two reports issued at the inaugural meeting of the United Nations Environment Assembly.