Environmental activists sued the Sri Lankan government last week after MV X-Press Pearl carrying plastics and dangerous chemicals burned off the coast in the Indian Sea for about two weeks.
Plastic can take between 500 to 1000 years to decompose. It is likely to be dragged by ocean currents to shores up to hundreds of kilometres away, impacting humans and wildlife. While plastic may be the most visible impact till now, it is not the most dangerous kind.
The Center for Environmental Justice (CEJ),...