Research and analysis

Plastics: challenges for the water environment

The sources and scale of plastics in the environment, their impact, and how the issue is being tackled.

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 22 October 2021

Applies to England

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Plastics: challenges for the water environment

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This report describes the:

• impacts of plastic pollution in soils, air, water, the food chain and on human and plant health
• sources and transport of this pollution in the environment
• decisive action needed to reduce waste plastics entering the environment and initiatives to achieve this across government, business, agriculture and industry

Published 22 October 2021