Plastic waste is washing up in the Arctic Circle from all around the world. Surprisingly, a large chunk of this is from countries that are supposedly spearheading recycling, like Germany. And if you thought distance was the problem, you’d be in for another surprise: plastic waste all the way from Brazil, China and the USA has been found in Svalbard! Read more about this on Phys Org.
The cartoon is a part of my collaboration with DW News for their social media page.