NUI Galway and UL Study Plastic Pollution (IMAGE)

University of Galway

NUI Galway and UL Study Plastic Pollution

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New research from NUI Galway and the University of Limerick has for the first time quantified the volume of plastic from European countries (EU, UK, Switzerland and Norway) that contributes to ocean littering from exported recycling.

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