If the world embarked on(开始)an immediate and globally-coordinated effort to reduce our plastic consumption,there would still be an estimated 710 million metric tons of plastic that will pollute the environment by 2040,new research has found.Millions of tons of plastic enter the oceans every year,polluting the seas,littering beaches and endangering wildlife.Plastic particles have been found in soils,in the atmosphere and even in the most remote regions of Earth,such as Antarctica.Microplastics are also eaten by fish and other sea creatures,where they enter the food chain.
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