EU Protects: How the EU is turning the tide on plastic waste

By 2050, it is estimated that there will be more plastic in the sea than fish. Up to 500,000 tonnes of plastic waste enter our oceans every year, and unless it washes up on shore, much of this is broken down into microplastics. These tiny fragments of plastic are often consumed by fish, and as a result, can find their way into the food we eat. The EU is taking urgent action both to clean up the plastics in our seas, and to implement a Europe-wide strategy to reduce our plastic consumption and prevent it from entering the sea in the first place.

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