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Here's why paint microplastic emissions must be at the top of the global environmental agenda

plastic waste in the ocean amid rising concerns about paint microplastic emissions

Paint microplastics account for 58% of estimated total annual ocean microplastic leakage. Image: Naja Bertolt Jensen/Unsplash

Declan Mc Adams
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Torleiv Njaa
Head of Design, Pinovo
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