Plastic pollution

Plastic pollution is considered to be plastic that is discarded, disposed of, or abandoned in the environment. In an environmental context, plastics are often categorized by size, with macroplastics being larger than 5 millimetres (mm) and microplastics being less than or equal to 5 mm.

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Title (French)	Pollution plastique
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Open Canada Date Published	2023-02-21 00:00:00
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Open Canada Subject	["health_and_safety"]
Open Canada Keywords	{"fr": ["pollution plastique", "plastique", "mis au rebut", "jeté", "abandonné dans l'environnement", "macroplastiques", "microplastiques"], "en": ["plastic pollution", "plastic", "discarded", "disposed", "abandoned in the-environment", "macroplastics", "microplastics"]}
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