Download or read book Reckoning with the U.S. Role in Global Ocean Plastic Waste written by and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States is a major producer of plastics and in 2016, generated more plastic waste by weight and per capita than any other nation. This book calls for a national strategy by the end of 2022 to reduce the nation's contribution to global ocean plastic waste at every step (from production to its entry into the environment) including by substantially reducing U.S. solid waste generation.