Plastic Waste Hits Record High | Los Angeles News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Los Angeles News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews Plastic pollution in our oceans has hit a record high—over 200 million metric tons—with single-use bottles and packaging driving the crisis. Despite years of awareness and cleanup efforts, the problem is worsening, straining marine ecosystems and coastal communities. Scientists blame fossil fuel dependence and lagging recycling rates, warning that without urgent global action, the environmental and economic toll will only grow. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/5f52962cd07c0ad4