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bottles, if you can possibly do so.” “Use a metal or glass drinking cup instead of a
plastic cup. Store your food in glass containers
A January 2024 study found 1 liter of bottled instead of in plastic ones,” Landrigan said. “Work
water — the equivalent of two standard-size in your local community to ban plastic bags, as
bottled waters typically purchased by consum- many communities around the United States
ers — contained an average of 240,000 plas- have now done. There is a lot you can do.”
tic particles from seven types of plastics. Some
90% of those were nanoplastics. Source - https://edition.cnn.com
NEW STUDY TO INVESTIGATE PLASTIC
POLLUTION IMPACT ON ANIMALS
A animals is said to be little researched.
new study investigating the impact of
plastic pollution on terrestrial animals is
Just 21% of plastic waste in Ethiopia is recycled
to be conducted in Ethiopia.
or incinerated according to its Environmental
The project – which is said to be the first of its Protection Authority, resulting in much of it
kind and will commence early next year – is the accumulating in landfills, roadsides, and bodies
result of a partnership between The Donkey of water such as drainage canals.
Estimated at approximately 10.6 million, the
country is said to have the largest donkey
population in the world.
‘Worsening Trend’
Vet Getachew Mulugeta, the Donkey Sanctuary
Ethiopia’s senior lead for global research and
education, said he was “pleased” to collaborate
on the study because plastic pollution is a
“worsening trend” becoming “a critical issue for
Sanctuary and Addis Ababa University’s College donkey welfare” in Ethiopia.
of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture (CVMA). He added: “Donkeys are among the most severely
Researchers hope to comprehensively determine affected, as they are rarely supplemented with
the extent of the issue, identify the key risk feed and are often left to roam freely, increasing
factors that predispose animals to ingest plastic, their risk of ingesting plastic waste.
and generate evidence-based solutions that can “These animals are invaluable to resource-limited
be implemented sustainably. communities in Ethiopia, and it is essential that
Little Researched we understand the impact of plastic pollution on
Unlike the well-documented consequences of their health and welfare.”
plastic ingestion on marine life, its impact on land Source - https://www.vettimes.com
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