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Millions of tons of trash dumped into world's oceans
Description: Millions of tons of plastic trash flow into the world's oceans each year, and a new study finds that most of it comes from China and developing economies in Asia. The study estimates that China's heavily coastal population contributes 1.3 million to 3.5 million metric tons of plastic to the world's oceans each year, largely due to mismanaged waste. Eight of the top 10 contributors were in Asia. [Source: Los Angeles Times]
URL: http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-tons-of-plastic-trash-in-oceans-20150213-story.html?track=lat-pick
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Source: Los Angeles Times
Publish Date: 2/13/2015
Reading Level: Basic
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