India was found to be the world’s worst polluting country.
Men sort plastic containers in Merkato, one of Africa's biggest open air market, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 25, 2024.The study, using artificial intelligence to model waste management in 50,702 municipalities across the world, is one of the most detailed global inventories of plastic pollution ever done, researchers said.
The study found that uncollected waste was the largest source of the world’s plastic pollution, accounting for over two thirds of the planet’s plastic pollution. The study highlighted that 15% of the world’s population -- around 1.2 billion people -- are living without access to adequate waste collection service, forcing them to "self-manage" waste by dumping or burning it.
Southern Asia was found to have the highest plastic pollution emissions in the world with India revealed to be the world’s biggest contributor to global plastic pollution. The Asian nation produces an estimated 9.3 million tons of waste annually -- equivalent to around a fifth of the world’s total waste.
Cook said the U.S.A. was “relatively well performing” in the study, ranking in 90th place out of the 246 nations examined in the study. “The health risks resulting from plastic pollution affect some of the world’s poorest communities who are powerless to do anything about it,” said Dr. Josh Cotton.
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