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Déchets plastiques dans l océan I Plastic waste in the ocean

Resistant, flexible, lightweight, waterproof those are among the numerous qualities of plastic, making it a staple material, used across the whole field of day-to-day life. Food packaging, textile production, the manufacturing of electrical equipment, cars, etc. Production soared from 1.5 million tonnes in 1950 to more than 300 million tonnes in 2014! This exponential growth in plastic production has had a considerable impact on the quantity of plastic waste, which all too

In the Challenge section, Jean-Louis Chaussade sets out his vision of a major challenge of the resource revolution. In this issue, he underlines the urgency to fight against plastic pollution in the oceans.

plastic pollution in the oceans: the need for a global

response