RT null T1 Plastics and Microplastics - Factsheet July 2015 A1 United Nations Environment Programme, A1 Caribbean Environment Programme, K1 plastic K1 microplastic K1 marine pollution YR 2015 FD 2015 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28420 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28420 NO Plastics have become a valuable commodity and an important part of everyday life, more so that global plastic production has increased from 5 million tons in the 1950’s to over 250 million tons in 2006 [7].But the high volume and the quality which makes this material so useful, is also harmful for the environment , especially our marine environment. NO https://www.unenvironment.org/cep/ DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 22, 2026