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When plastics fill our oceans

Article Published 16 Mar 2015 Last modified 11 May 2021

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Photo: © Maria Arceo

Our consumption and production patterns generate waste, a part of which ends up as litter in our oceans. Why is preventing marine litter important for the environment and the health of our seas in particular? What is Europe doing to prevent marine litter? We asked these questions to Constança Belchior, who works on marine assessments and impacts of marine litter at the European Environment Agency.