image: There is so little space on many oceanic islands, like Easter Island, that landfill is often set on fire, sending toxic smoke into the air. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the 18 Sept., 2020, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by S.B. Borrelle at University of Toronto in Toronto, ON, Canada, and colleagues was titled, "Predicted growth in plastic waste exceeds efforts to mitigate plastic pollution." view more
Credit: Marcus Eriksen