Sabrina Soffientini, Head of Communications at Federconsumatori and OpenCorporation expert
The production of plastic has grown by more than 38% in the last 10 years, which is why waste containing this material has increased: according to the latest report of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), each square kilometer of ocean contains an average of 63,320 particles of microplastics. The Mediterranean is one of the most polluted seas in the world: 7% of microplastics globally are concentrated here.