塑料垃圾：每年1000萬噸以上流出海洋

A few weeks ago the Mainichi News on-line reported the following:

プラスチックごみ:海洋に流出は年１０００万トン超

毎日新聞　2015年02月13日　10時10分

　海洋に流出するプラスチックごみは世界全体で年間４８０万〜１２７０万トンに達するとの試算を、米ジョージア大のチームがまとめ、１３日付の米科学誌サイエンスに発表した。最も流出が多いのは中国だった。

　チームは海に接する１９２の国や地域を対象に分析。１位の中国は年間１３２万〜３５３万トン、２位はインドネシアで４８万〜１２９万トン、３位はフィリピンで２８万〜７５万トンだった。上位の国は人口が多く、リサイクルや焼却、埋め立てなどの廃棄処理が適切に行われていない国が多かった。上位２０カ国の大半は発展途上国だが、先進国では唯一、米国が入った。（共同）

(試譯文)

About plastic trash that was flowed into the ocean world-wide each year, in a test calculation it reached 4,800,000 - 12,700,000 tons; this was compiled by a team from the Georgia University and announced in a US science magazine the Science dated the 13^th (February). China had the most outflows.

 This team analyzed the targeted 192 countries and areas which were connected to the sea. China was at the first place with about 1,320,000 - 3,530,000 tons a year. At the 2nd place was Indonesia with 480,000 - 1,290,000 tons, and at the 3rd was the Philippines with 280,000 -750,000 tons. The countries at the top were densely populated, and there were a lot of countries where the disposal process by recycling, burning or reclamation were not performed properly. The 20 top countries were mainly developing countries, but among the advanced countries only USA was included.

I think the US should do something to improve the situation.