More Plastic Bags than Fish? East Asia’s New Environmental Threat

• Main Author: Gong, Lina
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: East Asia and Asia Pacific; Country and Region Studies
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83070; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/48115
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Marine plastic pollution is the new environmental threat facing mankind. This is also afflicting East Asia where six countries are major pollutants. While some in the region have started tackling this new menace, more can be done by all.