{"id":569915,"date":"2025-07-28T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/?p=569915"},"modified":"2025-07-21T12:22:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T10:22:58","slug":"what-are-the-causes-of-plastic-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/en\/what-are-the-causes-of-plastic-pollution\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the causes of plastic pollution?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"569915\" class=\"elementor elementor-569915 elementor-569878\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5327b76b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5327b76b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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title=\"What are the causes of plastic pollution?\" alt=\"Plastic Pollution\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e20e23b\" data-id=\"3e20e23b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5269d610 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5269d610\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ffaeb46\" data-id=\"4ffaeb46\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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really?<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb98812 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"4eb98812\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThere are islands in the oceans that do not appear on any map. They are not landmasses, but huge accumulations of plastic waste that tell of one of the most serious environmental crises of our time. The largest is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and is as large as Canada. In our video we explain what causes plastic pollution, how it affects us and what we can do to tackle it. Because plastic leaked into the environment doesn't stop at the water: it ends up on our plates and even in our bodies.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45a5495a\" data-id=\"45a5495a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-270ea0d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"270ea0d7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79e7a7fd\" data-id=\"79e7a7fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7773b5a4\" data-id=\"7773b5a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf4cf7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"bf4cf7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/vo9K3ZUpjSM&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-560abb2a\" data-id=\"560abb2a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b03d44e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b03d44e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f84c20a\" data-id=\"f84c20a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e71c735\" data-id=\"e71c735\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-208d3c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"208d3c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Microplastics: a problem closer than we think<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&#8216;Plastic islands&#8217; float far away, but plastic pollution is everywhere, even in our seas and on our beaches. According to a survey by Legambiente, an average of 892 litter items were found on 63 Italian beaches for every 100 linear metres, and almost 80% of these were plastic.<\/p>\n<p>When plastic is abandoned in the environment, it slowly degrades, giving rise to microplastics, i.e. fragments of less than 5 millimetres. These particles are now everywhere: in the seas, fish, plants and unfortunately also in our bodies. In fact, they have been found in human blood, in the lungs and can release pollutants that are hazardous to health.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca9e201\" data-id=\"ca9e201\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77a165b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77a165b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43c59f15\" data-id=\"43c59f15\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46329239\" data-id=\"46329239\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2542cac7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2542cac7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Where does all this plastic come from?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>About 80% of the plastic that ends up in the sea comes from rivers, while the remaining 20% comes mainly from abandoned fishing gear. Plastic often starts its journey on land: dumped in ditches or on roads, it is washed away by rain into watercourses until it reaches the oceans.<\/p>\n<p>Countries with ineffective waste management, mainly Asian countries, are the main culprits, but in Europe too the problem is real. One only has to look around to find plastic waste everywhere.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7642e6\" data-id=\"c7642e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-665dab9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"665dab9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55bc0ba\" data-id=\"55bc0ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12e3004\" data-id=\"12e3004\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e38c85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e38c85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>What can we do to combat plastic pollution?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Faced with a global problem, individual choices matter more than we think. Reducing the use of single-use plastics, choosing alternative packaging and disposing of waste properly are key steps. Plastic in itself is not the enemy: it is its abandonment that turns it into a problem.<\/p>\n<p>Participating in beach and forest clean-up days allows you to see the impact of this waste up close and makes a concrete contribution to the preservation of natural environments.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de226f4\" data-id=\"de226f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf0fbd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf0fbd2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bae742\" data-id=\"5bae742\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50a5cd6\" data-id=\"50a5cd6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a152a95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a152a95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>What are the causes of plastic pollution? Watch the full video<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Understanding the causes of plastic pollution is the first step towards conscious action. Watch the video &#8220;What are the causes of plastic pollution?&#8221; and discover how plastic ends up in our seas, what are its consequences and what we can do together to change course.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e90d1b\" data-id=\"2e90d1b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46c87372 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46c87372\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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category-business category-people category-sounds-of-our-forests-en category-sounds-of-our-forests\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/en\/updates-from-fiorentina-forest\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2220\" height=\"1380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/slider-boscofiorentina-new.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1758\" alt=\"Bosco Fiorentina WOWnature\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/slider-boscofiorentina-new.jpg 2220w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/slider-boscofiorentina-new-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/slider-boscofiorentina-new-1024x637.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/slider-boscofiorentina-new-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/slider-boscofiorentina-new-1536x955.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/slider-boscofiorentina-new-2048x1273.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/slider-boscofiorentina-new-600x373.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2220px) 100vw, 2220px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/en\/updates-from-fiorentina-forest\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tUpdates from Fiorentina Forest\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t21 April 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-578433 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-people\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/en\/how-much-co2-does-a-tree-absorb\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Quali-alberi-assorbono-piu-Co2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-578120\" alt=\"Quali alberi assorbono piu\u0300 Co2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Quali-alberi-assorbono-piu-Co2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Quali-alberi-assorbono-piu-Co2-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Quali-alberi-assorbono-piu-Co2-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Quali-alberi-assorbono-piu-Co2-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Quali-alberi-assorbono-piu-Co2-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/en\/how-much-co2-does-a-tree-absorb\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHow much CO\u2082 does a tree absorb and why is this important\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t16 April 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-572378 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sounds-of-our-forests-en category-sounds-of-our-forests\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/en\/updates-from-lio-piccolo-venice-lagoon\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WOWnature_Lio-Piccolo_09.11.24-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-560963\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WOWnature_Lio-Piccolo_09.11.24-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WOWnature_Lio-Piccolo_09.11.24-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WOWnature_Lio-Piccolo_09.11.24-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WOWnature_Lio-Piccolo_09.11.24-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WOWnature_Lio-Piccolo_09.11.24-1-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/en\/updates-from-lio-piccolo-venice-lagoon\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tUpdates from Lio Piccolo, Venice lagoon\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t15 April 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-578287 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-people\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/en\/when-is-the-best-time-to-plant-a-tree\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" 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