Better-designed plastics could encourage more recycling, reducing ocean pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, according to a professor of marine biology at UN. He cited coloured bottles which have a recycling value five times less than clear bottles. While banning some sources of plastic pollution like microbeads, found in products such as body washes and toothpaste, is necessary, scientists are calling for more research into the effects of plastics in oceans, including the harm caused to marine life, plastic concentrations and the potential of chemicals leaching into the seas.
Better-designed plastics could encourage more recycling, reducing ocean pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, according to a professor of marine biology at Plymouth University. He cited coloured bottles which have a recycling value five times less than clear bottles. While banning some sources of plastic pollution like microbeads, found in products such as body washes and toothpaste, is necessary, scientists are calling for more research into the effects of plastics in oceans, including the harm caused to marine life, plastic concentrations and the potential of chemicals leaching into the seas.